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No Ordinary Day » Lidis Owens of Delco, left, and Lloyd Webb, a friend from church, wait late into the night for Owens’ son, Sgt. Lidis Owens Jr., as Shirley Turrentine waits for her son, Spc. Charles Turrentine Jr., of the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade to arrive for a homecoming in Lee Field House at Fort Bragg. The National Guard unit had been serving in Iraq since since February 2004. ‘We embraced one another, and he said to me, “You’re just the one I want to see,” ‘ said the elder Owens of their father and son reunion. ‘I just kept thanking God. After 10 months, I finally got to see him.’

Lidis Owens of Delco, left, and Lloyd Webb, a friend from church, wait late into the night for Owens' son, Sgt. Lidis Owens Jr., as Shirley Turrentine waits for her son, Spc. Charles Turrentine Jr., of the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade to arrive for a homecoming in Lee Field House at Fort Bragg. The National Guard unit had been serving in Iraq since since February 2004. 'We embraced one another, and he said to me, "You're just the one I want to see," ' said the elder Owens of their father and son reunion. 'I just kept thanking God. After 10 months, I finally got to see him.'

Lidis Owens of Delco, left, and Lloyd Webb, a friend from church, wait late into the night for Owens’ son, Sgt. Lidis Owens Jr., as Shirley Turrentine waits for her son, Spc. Charles Turrentine Jr., of the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade to arrive for a homecoming in Lee Field House at Fort Bragg. The National Guard unit had been serving in Iraq since since February 2004. ‘We embraced one another, and he said to me, “You’re just the one I want to see,” ‘ said the elder Owens of their father and son reunion. ‘I just kept thanking God. After 10 months, I finally got to see him.’

Russell Henderson, 30, poses in his homemade stormtrooper costume with a cardboard cutout of Humphrey Bogart during a Raleighwood Cinema Grill's annual Academy Awards Gala. Henderson and members of the 501st Legion's Carolina Garrison, a 'Star Wars'-themed costuming group, were stationed in the lobby to greet guests as they arrived. 'I'm a big fan of the movie,' said Henderson, who was 4 when he first saw 'The Empire Strikes Back.' 'I decided one year to be a stormtrooper for Halloween and in doing some research came across these guys [the Carolina Garrison].' Henderson said he joined the group to take part in the many charitable events the garrison does for seriously ill children. By day he is an officer with the Burlington Police Department.
Veterinary student Morgan Farrell, right, sutures a leg rupture in Hobbs, as his owner, 7-year-old Jacob Chabra, helps hold the teddy steady. Second-year veterinary students took shifts stitching up dozens of toys during a teddy bear suture clinic, one of the most popular attractions at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine's 20th anniversary open house. 'For a little kid, a stuffed animal is their companion," said Farrell, 32, who left a career as a legal assistant and a tax escrow analyst to pursue veterinary medicine. "It's very important to them. It can be the same as a pet or best friend."

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