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  • A patrol walking through fields as part of an Afghan National Army-led mission to clear the area of narcotics.
  • Marines of Fox 2/3 at a landing site; June 2005 deployment.
  • 10th Mtn. Division Army soldiers fire 120mm weapon during battle with Taliban fighters in the Shah-I-Kot Valley in eastern Afghanistan in Operation Anaconda; March 2002.
  • Marines of Fox 2/3 help wounded soldier to medevac following Op. Whalers; Aug. 2005, Kunar Province.
  • 10th Mtn. Division soldiers fighting Taliban in Shah-I-Kot Valley during Operation Anaconda; March 2002
  • Base camp for Green Beret soldiers at Karshi-Kanabad (K2) base in Uzbekistan; Nov. 2001.
  • Chris Spence with Northern Alliance fighters; Nov. 2001.
  • Northern Alliance fighters on horseback; Nov. 2001.
  • Chris Spence working communications for Green Berets deployed in Northern Afghanistan during Nov. 2001
  • A soldier watching US airstrike during Nov. 2001.
  • Chris Spence on deployment, Northern Afghanistan; Nov. 2001.
  • Staff Sgt. Dillon Behr, U.S. Army, 3rd Special Forces Group (ret).
  • Capt. Kelly Grissom, U.S. Marines (ret).
  • Col. Brian Mennes.
  • Maj. Allison Black, USAF; self portrait during her 2001 deployment.
  • Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, conduct a clearing operation to provide security and check for harmful activity. August 2011.
  • Bombs on target. Seven 2000lbs bombs going into enemy compounds after the ambush on September 3, 2006 during Operation Medusa in Kandahar Province.
  • Two Marines use minesweepers to detect land mines as they conduct a security patrol in August 2011 to suppress enemy activity. 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8.
  • Two soldiers take surveillance with binoculars and gun as part of an Afghan National Army-led mission to clear the area of narcotics.
  • A Marine kneels beside two small Afghan children on an Afghanistan roadside. He is part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and Regional Command (Southwest) -- the Marine ground combat element in 2011.
  • A Marine shakes hands with an Afghan boy. Marines with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment (3/2), Regimental Combat Team 8, patrol through a Bazaar in July 2011. The Marines patrol the Bazaar to gain the trust of locals.
  • A soldier gazes out the back of a helicopter as it flies over a valley near the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan
  • A soldier continues on through a remote valley in Afghanistan.
  • A soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade fires a javelin in the Korengal Valley.
  • U.S. Marine stands patrol at a bazaar as people dressed in white commute. He is part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and Regional Command (Southwest) -- the Marine ground combat element in 2011.

  • The Patrol Area

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    A patrol walking through fields as part of an Afghan National Army-led mission to clear the area of narcotics.

  • Landing Site

    Photograph by Kelly Grissom

    Marines of Fox 2/3 at a landing site; June 2005 deployment.

  • Battling the Taliban

    Photograph by Mark Perna

    10th Mtn. Division Army soldiers fire 120mm weapon during battle with Taliban fighters in the Shah-I-Kot Valley in eastern Afghanistan in Operation Anaconda; March 2002.

  • Medical Attention

    Photograph by Mark Perna

    Marines of Fox 2/3 help wounded soldier to medevac following Op. Whalers; Aug. 2005, Kunar Province.

  • Operation Anaconda

    Photograph by Michael Peterson

    10th Mtn. Division soldiers fighting Taliban in Shah-I-Kot Valley during Operation Anaconda; March 2002

  • Uzbekistan Camp

    Photograph by Chris Spence

    Base camp for Green Beret soldiers at Karshi-Kanabad (K2) base in Uzbekistan; Nov. 2001.

  • An Alliance

    Photograph by Chris Spence

    Chris Spence with Northern Alliance fighters; Nov. 2001.

  • War on Horseback

    Photograph by Chris Spence

    Northern Alliance fighters on horseback; Nov. 2001.

  • Green Beret Communication

    Photograph by Chris Spence

    Chris Spence working communications for Green Berets deployed in Northern Afghanistan during Nov. 2001

  • Long Distance Airstrike

    Photograph by Chris Spence

    A soldier watching US airstrike during Nov. 2001.

  • Deployed in Afghanistan

    Photograph by Chris Spence

    Chris Spence on deployment, Northern Afghanistan; Nov. 2001.

  • Staff Sgt. Dillon Behr

    Photograph by Bruce Liffiton

    Staff Sgt. Dillon Behr, U.S. Army, 3rd Special Forces Group (ret).

  • Capt. Kelly Grissom

    Photograph by Bruce Liffiton

    Capt. Kelly Grissom, U.S. Marines (ret).

  • Col. Brian Mennes

    Photograph by Bruce Liffiton

    Col. Brian Mennes.

  • Major Allison Black

    Photograph by Allison Black

    Maj. Allison Black, USAF; self portrait during her 2001 deployment.

  • Security Operation

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8, conduct a clearing operation to provide security and check for harmful activity. August 2011.

  • Bombs Over Kandahar

    Photograph by Rusty Bradley

    Bombs on target. Seven 2000lbs bombs going into enemy compounds after the ambush on September 3, 2006 during Operation Medusa in Kandahar Province.

  • Searching For Mines

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    Two Marines use minesweepers to detect land mines as they conduct a security patrol in August 2011 to suppress enemy activity. 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 8.

  • Surveillance Mission

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    Two soldiers take surveillance with binoculars and gun as part of an Afghan National Army-led mission to clear the area of narcotics.

  • Greeting Children

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    A Marine kneels beside two small Afghan children on an Afghanistan roadside. He is part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and Regional Command (Southwest) -- the Marine ground combat element in 2011.

  • Gaining Local Trust

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    A Marine shakes hands with an Afghan boy. Marines with the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment (3/2), Regimental Combat Team 8, patrol through a Bazaar in July 2011. The Marines patrol the Bazaar to gain the trust of locals.

  • An Aerial View

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    A soldier gazes out the back of a helicopter as it flies over a valley near the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan

  • Soldiering On

    Photograph by John Stephen Vlasis II

    A soldier continues on through a remote valley in Afghanistan.

  • Weapon Firing

    Photograph by Brendan O'Byrne

    A soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade fires a javelin in the Korengal Valley.

  • Guarding the Bazaar

    Photograph by Department of Defense -- Public Domain

    U.S. Marine stands patrol at a bazaar as people dressed in white commute. He is part of the Marine Air Ground Task Force and Regional Command (Southwest) -- the Marine ground combat element in 2011.
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Auriberta Alves Campos Silva
Auriberta Alves Campos Silva

Gostaria que todos tivessem paz, mas, ainda existem aqueles que querem ver o mundo destruido, por um pseudo poder embasado em corrupção ambição e loucura