U.S. Army 1st Lt. Paul Laborde talks with the pilot of an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Paul Laborde (left) talks with the pilot of an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter in a field near Sinjar, Iraq, during a search for weapons caches on May 31, 2006. Laborde and other soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team are working in concert with the helicopter crew to search for hidden weapons.