Petty Officer Patricia Axelsen hugs her 23 month-old son, Tristan, as she says goodbye to him and her husband, Michael, who is also in the Navy, but not deploying, as marines and sailors attached to the USS Boxer prepares to sail along with six others from San Diego, Friday, Jan. 17, 2003. The ships are headed for the Persian Gulf and a possible conflict with Iraq.Godspeed
(AP Photo/Jack Smith)