During a layover in Washington, D.C. I noticed a family in front of me with balloons and signs waiting in anticipation of someone's arrival. I turn around to see what the celebration was about and realize that exiting the terminal behind me is a soldier returning home from the war in Iraq. Quickly taking the case off of the camera in my hands, I haphazardly grabbed the first shot and began shooting the rest of the greeting.
September 21, 2007 – Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman embraces his wife, Heather Chapman, for the first time in one year at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. after having just landed. His arrival from Iraq comes one week after President George W. Bush announced plans to gradually withdraw troops.
September 21, 2007 – Reuniting for the first time in one year, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman, of the United States Army, stands next to wife, Heather, and gazes into the eyes of his three year-old son, Thomas, at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., as his six year-old son, William, shows off the sign he made to welcome his father back from Iraq. His niece and nephews, who made signs and carried balloons, welcoming their “Uncle Dennis, American hero”, also greet Chapman.
September 21, 2007 – Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman entertains questions from his nephew, Ethan Armstrong, 8, who is curious as to what kind of weapons he had while in Iraq. Chapman had been in serving in the Iraq War for one year and is reuniting with his family for the first time here at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2007 – Having just reunited with his family for the first time after one-year of service in Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman, of the United States Army, leaves Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. delighted to be home.
September 21, 2007 – Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman embraces his wife, Heather Chapman, for the first time in one year at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. after having just landed. His arrival from Iraq comes one week after President George W. Bush announced plans to gradually withdraw troops.
September 21, 2007 – Reuniting for the first time in one year, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman, of the United States Army, stands next to wife, Heather, and gazes into the eyes of his three year-old son, Thomas, at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., as his six year-old son, William, shows off the sign he made to welcome his father back from Iraq. His niece and nephews, who made signs and carried balloons, welcoming their “Uncle Dennis, American hero”, also greet Chapman.
September 21, 2007 – Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman entertains questions from his nephew, Ethan Armstrong, 8, who is curious as to what kind of weapons he had while in Iraq. Chapman had been in serving in the Iraq War for one year and is reuniting with his family for the first time here at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2007 – Having just reunited with his family for the first time after one-year of service in Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Chapman, of the United States Army, leaves Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. delighted to be home.
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