Families send off soldiers en route to Afghanistan

Sierria, 6, cries as she says goodbye to her dad Warrant Officer John Jenkins following an Oklahoma Aviation Command mobilization ceremony for Detachment 1, Company C, 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Lexington, Okla., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. The soldiers will receive additional training at Fort Hood before being deployed to Afghanistan. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman