DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM
Tawny Lyster and her fiance, Lance Cpl. Shaun Travis, embraced as Maria Karpenko bid a tearful goodbye yesterday to her boyfriend, Lance Cpl. Mark Washington, at Kaneohe Marine Base. About 300 members of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, boarded buses for a seven-month deployment to Iraq. CLICK FOR LARGE

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
The Hawaii Baptist Academy's Junior Varsity team cast shadows on the court as they ran by yesterday in this inverted photo. The team practices five days a week at Ala Puumalu Community Park in Salt Lake with coach Brian Oshima. CLICK FOR LARGE