Afghan elders from a 'hostile' village in the Korengal Valley listen to American commanders explain why they had to attack their village with heavy...
Soldier with the 173rd battle company sits alone in the dust of a medevac helicopter after the helicopter airlifted out the body of one of his...
Soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley Left, Sgt. John Clinard, and right, Jay Liske, and other...
Sgt. John Clinard, right, Jay Liske, left, weep as they await the medevac helicopter to take away the body of one of their senior comrades, Sgt Larry...
American soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the korengal valley. Sergeant Kevin Rice reaches over to reassure...
Sgt. Kevin Rice is assisted as he walks to a medevac helicopter, minutes after he was shot in the stomach during a Taliban ambush, which killed one...
Soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley in the village of Yakachina. Captain Dan Kearney watches...
Soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley Left, Sgt. John Clinard, and right, Jay Liske, and other...
Soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley Left, Sgt. John Clinard, and right, Jay Liske, and other...
Sgt. John Clinard, right, Jay Liske, left, weep as they await the medevac helicopter to take away the body of one of their senior comrades, Sgt Larry...
Specialist Carl Vandeberge, center, and Sergeant Kevin Rice, behind, are assisted as they walk to a medevac helicopter minutes after they were both...
Soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley, looking for caves and weapons caches and known Taliban...
Specialist Carl Vandeberge, center, and Sergeant Kevin Rice, behind, are assisted as they walk to a medevac helicopter minutes after they were both...
Soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the korengal valley on the Abascar ridgeline, looking for caves and weapons...
American soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley, looking for caves and weapons caches and known...
Sgt. Mike Nestell, with the 173rd Division, Battle Company, does a foot patrol after overhearing on the Taliban-monitored radio that the Taliban was...
American soldiers with the 173rd Division, Battle Company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley: Through night-vision goggles: captain...
American soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the korengal valley, Afghanistan. Through night-vision goggles: JTAC...
American soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the korengal valley, Afghanistan. Through night-vision goggles: JTAC...
Soldiers with Battle Company, 173rd Division, stand guard behind a tree stump as they wait for a medevac to come and take away the body of one of...
Sgt. Kevin Rice is assisted before he walks to a medevac helicopter, minutes after he was shot in the stomach during a Taliban ambush, which killed...
American soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley, looking for caves and weapons caches and known...
American soldiers with the 173rd Division, Battle Company, on a battalion-wide mission in the Korengal valley: Through night-vision goggles: captain...
American soldiers with the 173rd battle company, on a battalion-wide mission in the korengal valley, Afghanistan. Through night-vision goggles: JTAC...
Soldiers with the 173rd division and Afghan workers on the base hide in a bunker at the KOP forward operating base as the Taliban fires mortars at...
Soldiers with the 173rd division and Afghan workers on the base hide in a bunker at the KOP forward operating base as the Taliban fires mortars at...
Soldiers with the 173rd division and Afghan workers on the base hide in a bunker at the KOP forward operating base as the Taliban fires mortars at...
Soldiers with the 173rd division, battle company: captain dan kearney, in the Tactical Operations Center at the KOP forward operating base, stands...
Soldiers with the 173rd division and Afghan workers on the base as thrown back as a mortar fired by the Taliban lands about 20 feet from the opening...
Soldiers with the 173rd division and Afghan workers on the base as thrown back as a mortar fired by the Taliban lands about 20 feet from the opening...
Soldiers with the 173rd division and Afghan workers on the base moments before a mortar fired by the Taliban lands about 20 feet from the opening of...
Garret Cleary stands guard during a patrol in the hostile village of Chichal, in the mountains of Afghanistan, Kunar province. Soldiers with the...
Garret Cleary stands guard during a patrol in the hostile village of Chichal, in the mountains of Afghanistan, Kunar province. Soldiers with the...
Franklyn Eckrode stands guard during a patrol in the hostile village of Chichal, in the mountains of Afghanistan, Kunar province. Soldiers with the...
Lt. Brad Winn front left, of Battle Company, 173rd Division, speaks to his troops before leading them on a patrol through very hostile villages in...
Franklyn Eckrode stands guard during a patrol in the hostile village of Chichal, in the mountains of Afghanistan, Kunar province. Soldiers with the...
Garret Cleary stands guard during a patrol in the hostile village of Chichal, in the mountains of Afghanistan, Kunar province. Soldiers with the...
Soldiers with Battle Company, 173rd Division patrol with the Afghan Army through very hostile villages in Korengal Valley, Kunar province,...
Captain Dan Kearney, far right, walks with other soldiers from the 173rd division, battle company, off of a blackhawk and to the KOP base in the...
Captain Dan Kearney, far right, walks with other soldiers from the 173rd division, battle company, off of a blackhawk and to the KOP base in the...
Soldiers from the 173rd division walk off of a blackhawk and to the KOP base in the mountains of Kunar, Afghanistan after attending a memorial...
Soldiers from the 173 division, battle company, first platoon, patrol through the hostile village of hanek bandeh, in Kunar province, Afghanistan,...
Soldiers with the 173rd division ride, first platoon of battle company, look over notes after the evening meeting on the day's happenings. Sgt Chris...
Garrett Clary with the first platoon of the 173rd battle company on patrol in a village near Vegas base in the Korengal valley. Afghanistan, October...
Garrett Clary with the first platoon of the 173rd battle company on patrol in a village near Vegas base in the Korengal valley. Afghanistan, October...
Soldiers with the 173rd division, Battle company: Captain Dan Kearney, left, and Sergeant Mike Nestell, right, meet with village elders Zawar Khan...
Captain Dan Kearney, far right, walks with other soldiers from the 173rd division, battle company, off of a blackhawk and to the KOP base in the...
Soldier with Battle Company, 173rd Division waits for a helicopter to land at a forward operating base in Korengal Valley, Kunar province,...
Soldiers with the 82nd airborne, 173rd division on patrol. Captain Dan Kearney, speaks to elders of the area while conducting a patrol in the hostile...
Soldiers with the 173rd division, battle company, load four afghan prisoners at a forward operating base into humvees to be transported to a larger...
Nikolai Polikolsky top bunk, a gunner, of Riverside, California, listens to music and looks at pictures of his girlfriend. Bottom bunk: PFC rocky...
Soldiers with the 173rd division ride, first platoon of battle company, hang out in the late afternoon and eat and play cards at Vegas base, a...
Soldiers from the 173rd division walk off of a blackhawk and to the KOP base in the mountains of Kunar, Afghanistan after attending a memorial...
Soldiers from the 173rd division walk off of a blackhawk and to the KOP base in the mountains of Kunar, Afghanistan after attending a memorial...
Locals walk through a valley near Able Main base in the Pesh River valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan.
Nine afghan army soldiers are treated in the aid station at an American base in the Pesh River valley shortly after they drove off a cliff while...
Battle Company troops rest inside a bunker of a new outpost his platoon fought hard to establish after the Taliban had controlled this strategic high...
Lt. Matt Piosa of the 173rd Division, Battle Company, sits in a bunker at a new outpost following a week of heavy fighting to take the outpost from...