17 October 2012

Saving Private Ryan


US Army soldiers attached to 2nd platoon, C troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st U.S Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team protect a wounded comrade, Private Ryan Thomas, from dust and smoke flares after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during a patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province, Afghanistan on October 13, 2012. Photo: Munir Uz Zaman / AFP - Getty Images.

More photos and story at the NBC News Photo Blog.

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