Lost at Home Follow

Can the long separation be extended further? Yes, and for some there's major fighting ahead. Fifth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war. Sgt. John Kriesel, right, watches television with his two sons, Elijah, 6, left, and Broden, 5, at their home in Cottage Grove, Minn., Monday, April 7, 2008. Sgt. John Kriesel comforts his son, Broden, 5, outside a mall in Roseville, Minn., Monday, April 7, 2008. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq in December 2006. Sgt. J.R. Salzman, a five-time world log rolling champion, and wife, Josie, sit in their apartment in Menomonie, Wis., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Salzman lost his right arm when his Humvee was hit by EFP, an explosively formed penetrator, while leading a fuel tanker convoy back to the Tallil Air Base, in Iraq.