Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, second from left, the Adjutant

Maj. Gen. Glenn K. Rieth, second from left, the Adjutant General of New Jersey, shakes hands with Sgt. 1st Class James McLarty, 250th Finance Detachment, New Jersey Army National Guard, at the National Guard Armory in Flemington, N.J., July 9, 2011. Families, friends and elected officials attended a Salute to Troops ceremony for the more than two dozen soldiers from the 250th Finance Detachment prior to their deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to perform disbursing operations, commercial vending services, military pay, travel and internal control functions for U.S. armed forces, U.S. government civilians and Department of Defense contractors.