Deployment takes those who don't expect it

As the war with Iraq enters its second year, local soldiers are learning to expect the unexpected.

Montana Army National Guard Sgt. Brian "Riley" Johnson didn't think he would be headed to the war.

"I'm the only full-time guy in Havre, so I figured that I was pretty safe," said Johnson, 30, a member of the 443rd Quartermaster Company. "As long as there were still people here, I thought I would have a job."

Then in April, the father of three received a letter telling him he was being called up for active duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. On the top it said, "Congratulations for being chosen to r...