LATHAM, -- New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Heather Ruter (center left, holding flags and flowers) poses with her friends, colleagues and loved ones at the Albany International Airport after returning from deployment on Jan. 27, 2016. Heather was among 50 Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division who deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in April 2015. They served as members of the headquarters element for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, and provided administrative support to the task force. Heather is hugging her husband, New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Zac Ruter.
LATHAM, -- New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Heather Ruter (center left, holding flags and flowers) poses with her friends, colleagues and loved ones at the Albany International Airport after returning from deployment on Jan. 27, 2016. Heather was among 50 Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division who deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in April 2015. They served as members of the headquarters element for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, and provided administrative support to the task force. Heather is hugging her husband, New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Zac Ruter. They reside in Loudonville, Pictured, from right, are: Heather’s father, John Leavitt, a retired New York Army National Guard master sergeant; his girlfriend Stephanie Palmatier, and her daughter Tiara Dietz. Pictured, from left, are: New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Lydia Montiforte, holding her son Charlie Stearns; Heather’s sister, New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brooke Leavitt. ( National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Raymond Drumsta)
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