WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARDSMEN shake hands with Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire Tuesday during an appreciation visit at the Cannon Air Defense Complex. Gregoire came to Yuma to view the border from an aerial perspective and to thank her guardsmen for their service at the border over the past month. PHOTO BY JACOB LOPEZ/THE SUN

WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARDSMEN shake hands with Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire Tuesday during an appreciation visit at the Cannon Air Defense Complex. Gregoire came to Yuma to view the border from an aerial perspective and to thank her guardsmen for their service at the border over the past month. PHOTO BY JACOB LOPEZ/THE SUN