Command Sgt. Maj. Rue Mayweather salutes her son Kenieth

Command Sgt. Maj. Rue Mayweather salutes her son Kenieth after promoting him to the rank of captain Oct. 7 on Camp Adder, Iraq. This is the first time the mother and son team have been deployed together, and they have managed to spend time together on several occasions despite the constant demands of a deployed environment. Rue works at a critical thinking cell of U.S. Forces-Iraq, and Kenieth is an Apache pilot assigned to the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.