SSgt Lee Haines with the 934th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve in Minneapolis is currently on his third deployment serving in Operation Enduring Freedom he is stationed at Kandahar Afghanistan, NATO Base.

Lee is the son of Doug Haines, of Wirt, and Debbie Heidemann, of Albert Lea. Grandparents are Robert and Detoris Haines, of Wirt, and La Moyne and Marge Heidemann, of Albert Lea.