Warrior Brothers (35 page)

Driving in the mountains of Afghanistan. The red and white rocks indicate landmines in the area.

The view looking north from the roof of Bagram Airbase. To the right is a mined track where a young Afghani girl was tragically killed.

Writing my diary in Afghanistan while curious locals look on.

Steely-eyed Afghani men drinking chai.

Baking in the sun. A mountain OP in Eastern Afghanistan.

The mountainous and beautiful landscape of Eastern Afghanistan.

Haditha Dam, Iraq.

Chatting with Joe near Haditha Dam, while waiting for helicopters to arrive.

Lucky to survive. An IED attack in western Iraq.

The result of an IED on a non-armoured vehicle.

Joe and Si manning the rapid-reaction force office in Baghdad.

Going for help. We returned to our accommodation to fetch medics to assist in treating several US marines who were injured by this roadside bomb and small-arms attack near Haditha Dam.

Escorting an American civilian engineer – a wonderful and selfless man – during the second phase of our reconnaissance of Haditha Dam.

A US military Humvee destroyed by an anti-tank mine. Haditha Dam, Iraq.