THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Troops in Iraq Vote

Sgt. Jonathan Moeller, Spc. Andrea Boyd and Spc. Carl Mann, all Iowa National Guardsmen currently serving in Iraq, hold their recently received ballots for the upcoming election, October 10th, 2008. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)

"I wanted to say that I voted in every election that I could," said Sgt. Jonathan Moeller, Chinook technical inspector of Task Force 34, B Company, 834th Aviation Supply Battalion. The native of Grimes, Iowa looks over his election ballot he recently received in the mail. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)

"Even though we are overseas, I wanted to make sure our voices are heard," said Spc. Andrea Boyd, aviation supply specialist of Task Force 34, B Company, 834th Aviation Support Battalion in Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The native of Ankeny, Iowa holds her election ballot she recently received in the mail. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)

Spc. Carl Mann, Sgt. Jonathan Moeller and Spc. Andrea Boyd all Iowa Army National Guardsmen who are with Task Force 34 in Joint Base Balad, Iraq hold their recently received election ballots on Oct 10, 2008. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)

Spc. Carl Mann, aviation supply specialist of Task Force 34, B Company, 834th Aviation Support Battalion looks over his recently received election ballot. The native of Zearing, Iowa was sure to register and cast his vote in the upcoming election. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)

"I wanted to say that I voted in every election that I could," said Sgt. Jonathan Moeller, Chinook technical inspector of Task Force 34 B. Company, 834th Aviation Supply Battalion. The native of Grimes, Iowa looks over his election ballot he recently received in the mail. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)

Spc. Carl Mann, aviation supply specialist of Task Force 34, B. Company, 834th Aviation Support Battalion looks over his recently received election ballot. (Photographer: Sgt. Lynette Hoke, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade.)