Getting together at special Mother’s Day event in Corona is, from left, Rachel Poveromo, Amber Freer, Jessica Truax and Tracy Ambrose. The women’s husbands are all based in Southern California. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
Justin Gray, 2, crawls under tables and chairs as the wives and mothers of California National Guardsmen serving in Iraq are treated to manicures during Mother’s Day event in Corona. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
Wives of guardsmen serving in Iraq get massages at the California Veterans Center in Corona. The event drew dozens of women and their children to the event that featured special pampering for a day. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
Denise Bates, center gets a hand massage from Charmion Sellers, left, and Lourdes Nava. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
Loriann Lowe is fed by her grandmother Florencia Lowe (Luis Sinco / LAT)
Lucy Gelinas smells a carnation presented to her during Mother’s Day event at the California Veterans Center in Corona. One of Gelinas’s sons recently returned from military service in Iraq while another is currently deployed there. (Luis Sinco / LAT)
