Tim Hetherington Jones practices his golf swing while at the main KOP firebase in the valley. Soldiers spend about 2 weeks at the Restrepo outpost before coming back to the main KOP base where they can get a hot sh (...)
ower and call their family. Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. April, 2008. © Tim Hetherington | Magnum Photos
Tim Hetherington Specialist Tad Donoho screams with pain after being administered a 'pink belly' for his birthday. Each member of the platoon strikes his stomach until it begins to bruise, hence the name 'pink bell (...)
y'. Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. July, 2008. © Tim Hetherington | Magnum Photos
Tim Hetherington O'Byrne takes cover from the dust being generated by an incoming Chinook helicopter delivering supplies to 'Restrepo' firebase. Battle Company, 2nd Battalion Airborne of the 503rd US Infantry are c (...)
urrently undergoing a 15 month deployment. Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. 2007. © Tim Hetherington | Magnum Photos
Tim Hetherington Sergeant Cunard breaks down after finding his best friend Sergeant Rougle dead after US positions on the Abas Ghar ridge are overrun by Islamic militants. In October, 2007, Battle Company was at th (...)
e centre of a Battalion wide combat operation called 'Rock Avalanche'. The object of the operation to was confront local Taliban and foreign fighters in and around the Korengal Valley, disrupt weapons supplies, and capture or kill key leaders. Despite successes, the US lost three soldiers and had eight wounded. Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. 2007. © Tim Hetherington | Magnum Photos