June 9, 2004

Wolfpack on the Prowl in Afghanistan

Louis Javoroski (left), a chemical engineering senior at North Carolina State University, was called to serve in Afghanistan with his Morrisville National Guard unit in early spring 2003. He was in his last semester and ready to graduate with a job lined up and a baby on the way. He returned safely to North Carolina in May 2004, and saw his daughter, Lillyan Grace, for the first time. Javoroski will receive his bachelor’s degree this fall and will start work with International Paper in Georgetown, SC, January 2005. Christopher Steele (right) is a doctoral student in zoology at NC State. Javoroski took this picture with a timer on their last day in Afghanistan. The flag had hung in Steele’s tent for the duration of their nine-month deployment. They are standing on top of the Tactical Operations Center overlooking the airfield in Bagram, Afghanistan.

(Photo: courtesy of Louis Javoroski)

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