Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard, presented with a plaque of a commemorative brick, placed in his name at Enlisted Heritage Hall, Gunter Annex at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall (left), the Senior Enlisted Leader of the National Guard Bureau, Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch (second from the left), the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, and Chief Master Sgt. Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy (right), the command chief master sergeant to the director of the Air National Guard, presents Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard, with a plaque of a commemorative brick, placed in his name at Enlisted Heritage Hall, Gunter Annex at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. during the 2012 Soldier and Airmen of the Year banquet at the Sheraton Pentagon City, Arlington, Va 24, Aug 2012. The banquet honors the accomplishments of Soldiers and Airmen during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, volunteer work in their communities and educational excellence. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston/RELEASED)