"Most Black Hawk photos always show the helicopter, what I tried to show was what happens on the ground as the helicopter is taking off. The air is black with all the dust and it is impossible to see. 18 year old, U.S. Army Pvt. Andrew Lukowski of the 1/187 INF and others from the 101st Airborne Division were participating in air assault missions to search for weapons caches in Northern Iraq. The entire day we went up and down searching the desert and each trip I sat across from Lukowski, wondering if he was sharing his experiences with his family. Having three sons of my own, one the same age, I couldn’t help but to be proud of this young Soldier. He was a true professional as were the other young Soldiers of his unit." - Klika

Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Klika

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