Dre-Design

deactivating bombs, in the most dangerous region of Afghanistan.

cemetery of the martyrs, in the Helmand province.

evidence of a remote control, meaning the bomber is close by.

materials. The Taliban uses children to assist in bomb-making.

Mortar attacks are common along lonely mountain routes.

First Marine Division | Combat Engineer

First Marine Division | Machine Gunner

loss-of-limbs is the most common casualty in the Helmand province.

are targets for prostitution, an illegal but common practice in Afghanistan.

without re-supply. Here U.S. &amp; Afghan forces share a chicken, purchased from local farmers.

First Marine Division | Machine Gunner

fighting, children have learned U.S. Forces will not retaliate.

mud-based walls, the most common building materials in rural areas.

their convoy is destroyed by a remote-controlled bomb.

erupt beneath a truck in a passing convoy.

less than 50 yards from their convoy.

Naval Corpsmen are the sole medical provider for a platoon of 30 Marines, serving in combat.

Then one stares & without thinking you wave, he waves back. You smile, he smiles. For a second youre not here, for a second, hes just a kid. -Corporal Wolf, Age 23

Twenty three states in ten months.

Wild Sunflower

West Virginia

New Mexico

Spilled road paint

Graffiti

On the Appalachian Trail

Spilled Tar on Pavement

Wild Sunflower

Atop the Grand Canyon

Below the Grand Canyon

Forclosures

Nevada

Veterans Day

Boots of Spanish Leather

during the darkest period of the Iraq War.

now in use by all military services.

Haditha Dam

caught in a sandstorm, near the City of Hit.

manning a 50-caliber sniper rifle.

transformer, during the battle of Fallujah.

escorted by Marines in an undisclosed location.

Haditha City

of a local girl who fell off her bike.

(Assassinated 2 weeks after photo was taken.)

in the Iraqi desert.

stands with his brother-in-law and bodyguard.

the outskirts of Haqlinaya.

after an ambush took place the night before.

Multi-national forces operating in multiple regions of the African continent.

from the safe-zone.

housing insulation in the poorest districts.

American ghetto-culture clothing, donated by the Red Cross.

cross training with one another.

the rifle-mechanism & offers easy access in the event of an emergency.

and distribute medical aid in the hostile zone.

have been spotted moving toward the NATO perimeter.