Hey Laura May. How was your day? Was it okay?

Early summer 2005 I shot photos of a Army National Guard group out of Wausau as they prepared to leave for Iraq. Inside the building a quiet man was standing in the middle of the room during a gear check. I shot a photo of him packing his gear and it ran in the next day's paper. His name was Andrew Wallace and September 26 he died while serving in Iraq. He was only 25. My heart sank when I heard the news, eventhough I barely knew him. Still, I find it perplexing about how emotionally detached Americans are towards the war in Iraq. My heart goes out to anybody who has known or lost a loved one to this war.

Go the link below to see more information about Wallace:

http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/wallaceandrewp.html

The photo above is a photo I took from my outtakes. It's of Wallace walking up a stairs with his gear.