Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk thanks NDANG members during Hometown Heroes event
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the North Dakota adjutant general, second from left, shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Kristen Frovarp, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, to show his gratitude and thank her for her service in the United States military and the North Dakota Air National Guard during a Hometown Heroes ceremony at the North Dakota Air National Guard base, Fargo, N.D., April12, 2014. Frovarp was deployed for six months to Southwest Asia in 2012.. The Hometown Heroes event honors those who have served on Title 10 orders in support of a contingency mission from Jan. 1, 2011 and Sep. 3, 2013, which includes not only those who have gone overseas, but those who have served stateside in support of a named contingency operation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. David H. Lipp/Released)