Titanium bracelets a daily reminder of aviation heroes [Image 2 of 2]

TAJI, IRAQ

04.25.2007

Photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Hoskins 

1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

Van Buren, Ark., native Chief Warrant Officer Chris Elkins (left), an AH-64D Apache helicopter pilot and production control officer for Company D, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Thomasville, Ga., native Capt. Lee Robinson, commander of Company A, 1-227th, wear titanium bracelets dedicated to pilots Chief Warrant Officer Keith Yoakum and Chief Warrant Officer Jason DeFrenn who were both killed in battle Feb. 2. Elkins is also holding one of the American flags that Keith Yoakum bought for each of his crew chiefs so that he could fly them over Iraq.

• Date Taken: 04.25.2007
• Date Posted: 04.25.2007 09:31
• Photo ID: 42354
• Resolution: 1437x952
• Size: 473.97 KB
• Location: TAJI, IQ