Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Light head toward the aircrafte and a 24-hour plus flight to Afghanistan at Hickem Airforce Base in Honolulu, Hawaii, Tuesday afternoon, March 24, 2003. In total,5,000 troops are being sent to Afganistan and 4,000 to Iraq over the next two months making this the largest deployment since the Vietnam War for the 25th infantry. REUTERS/Lucy Pemoni