Lance Corporal Bryce Howe, left, is serving with the U.S. Marine Corps based at Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. He served in Iraq starting in September 2005 for a seven-month deployment and has recently redeployed to Ramadi, Iraq in March for his second tour. At right is his brother Brynn Howe, 19, who is a seaman apprentice/operations specialist in the U.S. Navy. Brynn is stationed on the U.S.S. Vande Grift in San Diego, Calif. The Howe brothers are sons of Larry and Cheryl Howe of Wildridge Road in Standish. They have a sister, Janae, still at home. Mother Cheryl is involved with the group Operation H.O.M.E. Front, which supports troops and families in the greater Portland area. Courtesy photo