Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is presented flowers by Staff Sgt. Yvonne Smith on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009, during the redeployment ceremony for the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Palin's son, Track, is a member of the brigade, which recently returned from a yearlong deployment to Iraq. Commander Col. Burt Thompson honored Palin with the flowers saying she is a distinguished member of the brigade and senior mom. Sitting next to Palin is Walter Eggleston, whose son Pfc. Cody Eggleston was killed in Iraq during the deployment. SAM HARREL / 2009 SAM HARREL/FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER