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'I saw a big flash to my right, a big fire ball, a lot of smoke, and I couldn't see nothing, all I could hear was my soldiers screaming. So, I tried to get up out of my seat and all I remember is I couldn't move my leg. I got on my radio and said,…

On September 4, 2006, Staff Sgt. Daniel Barnes was on a night road clearance mission near Baghdad when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. A few hours later, doctors at the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad amputated both of his legs…

Soldiers load Staff Sgt. Micah Lewis on a medical evacuation flight in the Diyala province. Lewis was injured by an improvised explosive device. 'There's nothing greater then to protect the men and women out on the battlefield,' says pilot CW4 David…

Sgt. Kris Meairs gets a light from Iraqi Army cook Fudall, who's known as Cookie, at Patrol Base K-Wal in Shakarat, Iraq. Iraqis and Americans are living together and trying to find common bonds. Soldiers understand that a fully functioning Iraqi…

Spc. Dustin Logan of Iron Mountain, Michigan celebrates his 21st birthday on September 11th during a heavy metal concert at Camp Taji. As the war goes on, more birthdays and anniversaries are celebrated without loved ones.

CW2 Charles Romesburg, 48, of Phoenix, Arizona, gets some rest in the Alamo Dustoff first up room at Joint Base Balad. His battalion lost seven soldiers in a helicopter crash during their first month in Iraq. It was a devastating reminder that they…

Spc. Jeff Stewart takes the trash out at Patrol Base K-Wal in Shakarat, Iraq. His troop has gotten to know the locals by operating as street cops, emergency medical technicians and community organizers. They use sophisticated technology to track…

An Iraq woman walks past a U.S. patrol in souhthern Baghdad. Cautious not to make new insurgents, soldiers try to knock on doors rather than kicking them down. Winning over the people is the main order of business, and doing that requires “soft…

Spc. Tim Arnold, from left, Spc. David Taterian, and Spc. Thomas Hutchens gather around their nightly rations as Iraqi Army soldiers and a translator eat a traditional dinner on the floor at Patrol Base K-wal in Shakarat, Iraq. American and Iraqis…

Spc. Robert Thomas, 24, of Fort Worth is overcome with the 130 degree heat at Camp Taji. Soldiers are asked put their personal lives on hold during the war. The impact can be measured in divorces, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and suicide. It…