Seated at their dining room table, Connie, Lora and husband, Randy, top left to right, listen as recruiter William Warehan discusses paperwork the family will sign as Lora prepares to enlist in the Missouri National Guard. Lora's goal will be to serve as a chaplain's assistant, a role the recruiter said will likely mean deployment. Warehan's arrival at the Hardin's home was pushed a week forward from its original date, and after a long day of work, Connie was presented with the certainty of her daughter's decision.
