John Marshall, Serving Our Troops organization, speaks to guests at an event at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. on Feb. 25, 2012. The Serving Our Troops volunteers served more than 3,000 steak dinners to the families of deployed Minnesota National Guard 1st Brigade Combat Team soldiers. The group also simultaneously served approximately 13,000 steak dinners to service members at five military bases in and around Kuwait City.)