On the Way to Mecca

Afghans at the Kabul airport waiting to begin the Hajj.





They're In The Army Now

New Army Recruits in Afghanistan.





      Embedded

      A Marine convoy headed north from Kuwait to Iraq.





          The Shirts Off Their Back

          We'll leave a light on for you.





              Shopping

              And memories of Brian Schramm.





                  Camp Stalingrad

                  Learning to sleep with mortar rockets in the air.





                      Juxtaposition

                      An American boy and his Shoulder-launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon.





                          Strong Sweet Tea

                          Rules of Engagement





                              Choices

                              Voting in the Iraq national elections.





                                  Crabs in a Barrel

                                  Men detained for making Vehicle Detonated Bombs.





                                      Two Killed

                                      The door of car that was ambushed.





                                          Here, A Marine Died

                                          Cpl. Jonathan Beatty, a 22-year-old Marine squad leader was killed in January 2005 when a mortar round landed on his tent.





                                              Sunset In the Desert

                                              Gun trucks and routine, snipers and pointlessness.





                                                  Brian Palmer

                                                  Palmer is a photographer/writer/videographer based in Brooklyn. His photographs have appeared in The New York Times, Fortune, US News & World Report, Politiken (Copenhagen), and other publications. He's now working on a film about a unit of US Marines I have embedded with 3 times since 2004. You can visit Palmer's site at www.bxpnyc.com/





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