Serving from Nevada

Name: Joseph Covington

Rank: Corporal

Age: 21

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Parents: Lincoln E. and Mary V. Covington of Carson City,

Siblings: Aaron and Ian of Carson City, Elizabeth of Los Angeles.

Permanent Duty Station: Camp Pendleton, Calif.

How long in service: Three years

Bio: Covington is a 2000 Carson High School graduate. He is currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan.

Name: Robert Gilder

Rank: Corporal

Age: 22

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Parents: Richard and Kay Gilder of Fallon.

Siblings: Amber, 24, of Carson City.

Permanent Duty Station: Hawaii

How long in service: Three years.

Bio: Gilder is a 2000 graduate of Carson High School.

Name: William Goldstein

Rank: Private

Age: 21

Branch: U.S. Army

Parents: Larry and Janet Goldstein

Siblings: Samantha Goldstein

Permanent Duty Station: Fort Cambell, Kentucky

How long in service: Two years

Bio: Goldstein is a 2000 graduate of Douglas High School. He is currently stationed in Iraq with the 101st Airborne.

Name: Jennifer Sisk Lane

Rank: staff sergeant

Age: 27

Branch: U.S. Air Force

Parents: Linda Burt and Glen Sisk

Siblings: Brenda, Andrea, Hillary, PJ, Michelle and Valerie.

Daughter, Jessica

Permanent Duty Station: Tucson, Ariz.

How long in service: Six years

Bio: Lane is a 1997 graduate of Carson High School. She is a linguist who is proficient in Persian-Farsi.

Name: Angela Longe

Rank: private first class

Age: 19

Branch: U.S. Army

Parents: Bradley and Victoria Longe of Dayton.

Grandparents: George and Irene Partee, Nancy Longe.

Siblings: Brandon

Permanent Duty Station: Geibelstadt, Germany.

How long in service: One year.

Bio: Longe is a 2001 graduate of Dayton High School. She is currently in Northern Iraq.

Name: Nathan R. York

Rank: Specialist

Branch: U.S. Army

Parents: Mike and Dina York

Permanent Duty Station: Fort Polk, La.

How long in service: Since 2000.

Bio: York is a 1999 graduate of Carson High School. He is a combat bridge engineer currently in Iraq.