C-062. Airborne - by Greig Clifford

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AIRBORNE.
(cat no. C-062)

C-062. Airborne - by Greig Clifford
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From flamboyant somersaults and swan dives to flailing limbs or tucked knees, the jumps these young people make from the harbour wall are often a reflection of their fun personalities. These teenage years are formative ones, lifetime bonds forged by facing fears together, camaraderie from the adrenaline fuelled thrill of the drop.

And while the innocence of youth plays on, military helicopters fly past, a reminder that all is not well in the world. The airborne bonds between those willing to fight for our lives were forged during hard training and deadly battle, building trust and loyalty in each other that may one day keep them from dying before their natural time.

Only a few years earlier, they may have been teenagers too. Perhaps some still are.

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