U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Keith sits with his wife, Sara, and their son, Stephen, 6 months, before he is deployed to Afghanistan with other troops from Fort Drum, N.Y. For the following year, the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry of the 10th Mountain Division is to be in Afghanistan, part of the additional 30,000 troops at the backbone of President Barack Obama’s plan for ending the war. (Damon Winter / Redux Pictures)
