Jerry Bradley & Kevin Maurer

by Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds

  This picture was taken from the top of Sperwan Ghar during a lull in the fighting. It shows the prolific vegetation and landscape. (Rusty Bradley)

  Dave waiting for another attack, as the sun goes down. He would not have to wait long. (U.S. Army)

  Round two to the long beards: seven two-thousand-pound bombs going into enemy compounds after the ambush on September 3. (Photograph by Team 26)

  Briefing Major General Freakley two days into the battle. During his visit, the 3X boys were borrowing his helicopters. (U.S. Army)

  It was nearly impossible to see through the dense marijuana fields. Doc is six feet tall; you do the math on the size of these plants. (U.S. Army)

  This was Greg and Sean’s GMV after the IED strike. You can see there was nowhere to hide from enemy fire, which made Jude’s act absolutely heroic. (U.S. Army)

  Planning for our first push into enemy territory. Other Special Forces teams and reinforcements from the 10th Mountain Division had arrived. (U.S. Army)

  Jared, Shinsha, and an interpreter named Jacob discuss options before assaulting Objective Billiards. Earlier, Jacob had heroically defended a wounded U.S. soldier. (U.S. Army)

  Bill, Zack, and Jude receive their Combat Infantryman Badges from the battalion commander on September 11, 2006. (U.S. Army)

  My ODA with the Air Force JTAC and ETTs on September 11, 2006. (U.S. Army)

  Captain Rusty Bradley. (Rusty Bradley)