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.