JD Johannes - Saladin Province

Posted By Blackfive Head over to Outside the Wire to check out JD's latest photos of the trips he makes around Iraq.  Be sure to see the Iraqi army/police patches...and then read what JD thinks victory in Iraq will look like.

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A Hero's Salute

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I believe that this young man is a medic with someone's blood on his shirt.  Words do not describe the pride I feel or the gratitude that we have such people in our military:

 

A first responder to a lone gunman's attack at Fort Hood Nov. 5 renders honors at retreat after aiding his fellow soldiers. U.S. Army photo

More photos of the incident below and after the Jump:

 

Post police take cover when a gunman fires shots at the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center Nov. 5, 2009. U.S. Army photo

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SWAT team members approach a building with a gunman inside. Thirteen people were killed and 30 more wounded in an attack by a lone gunman at Fort Hood Nov. 5, 2009. U.S. Army photo

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First responders use a table as a stretcher to transport a wounded soldier to an awaiting ambulance at Fort Hood Nov. 5, 2009. U.S. Army photo

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Head Count

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott Lund conducts accountability of soldiers before boarding a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Logar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2009. Lund is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, Brigade Support Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Richard W. Jones Jr.

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Ospreys Over Egypt

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MV-22B Ospreys fly over the Egyptian coastline during Exercise Bright Star in Egypt, Oct. 12, 2009. U.S. Central Command conducts the multinational exercise, which is designed to improve readiness, interoperability, and strengthen the military and professional relationships among U.S., Egyptian and participating forces. The Ospreys are assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin M. Martinez

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Crossing

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U.S. Marines cross a stream in an armored vehicle during a security patrol through Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conduct security patrols to decrease insurgent activity and gain the trust of the local people. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg

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Lightning and Thunderbolts

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Lightning strikes behind several A-10 Thunderbolt IIs on the flightline during an early morning thunderstorm on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Oct. 20, 2009. The 442nd Fighter Wing maintains a fleet of 27 A-10s. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston

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SEAL Rescue

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U.S. sailors from SEAL Teams 1 and 7, Special Boat Teams 12 and 20, and medical personnel assigned to Joint Special Operations Task Force - Philippines, assist residents in Manila, Philippines, Sept. 27, 2009. The sailors used two boats to assist more than 52 people, including a woman in labor, elderly residents and children following flooding that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people in the area.
DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Ramsey

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Under Fire

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U.S. Army soldiers take their firing positions on a roof top after a mortar landed on Forward Operating Base Baylough in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 10, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tia P. Sokimson

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Humanitarian Supply Drop

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Pallets of cargo drop from a U.S. Air Force 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III to a forward operating base in Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2009.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller

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Red Flag Landing

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An F-16E lands following a Red Flag training mission on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2009. The air craft and crew are from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. This is the first time the nation has participated in Red Flag, a realistic air-combat exercise conducted over the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas.
U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

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