Sarah Winkler, a CW2 helicopter pilot with the Colorado National Guard, answers questions from SUIMA student Bryan Howe, and Amelia Howe (far right) on Wednesday, Oct. 11 as part of the National Red Ribbon Campaign against substance use.

Jinora Mills, Clementaine Carrillo, Destiny Valdez, Bryan Howe, and December Santistevan brace themselves in delight as the Colorado National Guard lands a UH-72A Lakota helicopter south of their school campus, Wednesday, Oct. 11. The Red Ribbon Campaign is the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the United States.

Jr. Miss Southern Ute, Maleina Carel and Tribal Council member, Marge Barry stand for a photo with Sarah Winkler, a CW2 helicopter pilot with the Colorado National Guard. Winkler pilots a UH-72A Lakota, one of just four stationed here in the state of Colorado.

Photo Credit: Jeremy Wade Shockley | The Southern Ute Drum