'Infidel': Soldiers' Tales From a U.S. Platoon Base in Afghanistan

Sergeant Brendan O'Byrne takes cover from the dust being generated by an incoming Chinook helicopter delivering supplies to outpost Restrepo. Battle Company, 2nd Battalion Airborne of the 503rd U.S. Infantry were undergoing a 15-month deployment in the Korengal Valley in the eastern province of Kunar in Afghanistan. The valley was an epicenter of the U.S. fight against militant Islam in Afghanistan, and was previously held by the 10th Mountain Division. The area had the highest concentration of fighting in Afghanistan and used the most munitions than any other area of operation. (©2010 Tim Hetherington, from his new book INFIDEL, and award winning documentary, )