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Iraq Votes: The 2010 Iraqi parliamentary elections
The Associated PressAn in-depth interactive on the March 7 Iraqi parliamentary election More…
Ian Fisher: American Soldier
The Denver PostThis is how an American soldier is made. For 27 months, Ian Fisher, his parents and friends, and the U.S. Army allowed Denver Post reporters and a photographer to watch and chronicle his recruitment, induction, training, deployment, and, finally, his return from combat. The story was written by Kevin Simpson with Michael Riley and Bruce Finley. It was reported by Riley in Colorado and at Fort Benning, Ga., Finley at Fort Carson and in Iraq, and photographer Craig F. Walker throughout. More…
Wives of War
The Sydney Morning HeraldWomen from three generations talk about the price they pay when a country marches off to war, in intimate portraits using video, audio and still photography. Curiosity factor: all video and photos shot on the Canon 5D Mark II. More…
Leaving Iraq -- Views from Troops and Translators
The New York TimesAfter six years of fighting, American soldiers have begun withdrawing from Iraq. All combat troops are set to leave by the end of 2010. As the violence in Iraq fell over the last year, the once furious debate at home has calmed. More…
Killer Blue - Baptized by Fire
The Associated PressThis interactive follows up on the 2008 video essay by AP photographers Evan Vucci and Maya Alleruzzo depicting the "lucky charms" carried by seven members of the Killer Blue unit based in Mosul, Iraq. More…
From Iraq To Ozark, Mo.
National Public RadioA former U.S. Marine and his Iraqi bride struggle to make a life for themselves in America. More…
Burned In The War
National Public RadioFor Army Staff Sgt. Robert Henline, recovery has been difficult. During his third tour in Iraq, he suffered severe burns over 38 percent of his body when his truck hit a roadside bomb in March 2007. More…
Bringing Jose Home
Tampa Bay OnlineArmy National Guard Sgt. Jose Pequeno is one of the most traumatically injured soldiers to return from the Iraq War. For the last two years Nelida Bagley and her daughter have been by the side of their son and brother with hopes of bringing him home. More…
The Long Haul
The Associated PressThe road to Iraq and back again. A story of war told through the eyes of a mother, a hero, a doctor, a wounded soldier from the Minnesota National Guard and the families they left behind during their 22 months tour of duty in Iraq. More…
Defined by Conflict
As 20,000 soldiers prepared to deploy from Ft. Campbell, Tenn, in 2007, their families and communities were preparing for their absences. September 30, 2007 Sergeant First Class Phillip Binns deployed to Iraq leaving his wife Rita Binns to raise their three children Alex, 10, Elena, 6, and Christina, 3, by herself for 15 months. More…
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