Peter van Agtmael

American Wars: 9-Line

A gravely wounded Iraqi soldier grimaces during treatment. He was running a fever of 105.0 degrees after being transferred to Baghdad from an overfilled American medical facility in Balad, Iraq. Dark humor is written on his bandages. Underneath descriptions of treatment and injuries (22 July chest tube, 0930 burns) someone has written 'Ouchie,' and drawn a frowning face : (. The transfer was carelessly performed, and nearly a dozen severely wounded soldiers came in at once, with only a few minutes warning. One man, a double amputee, had a fever of over a 106.0 degrees. He was waving his arms at hidden threats and weakly yelling 'allah, allah, allah' while his festering stumps had their dressings changed.
A gravely wounded Iraqi soldier grimaces during treatment. He was running a fever of 105.0 degrees after being transferred to Baghdad from an overfilled American medical facility in Balad, Iraq. Dark humor is written on his bandages. Underneath descriptions of treatment and injuries (22 July chest tube, 0930 burns) someone has written 'Ouchie,' and drawn a frowning face : (.
The transfer was carelessly performed, and nearly a dozen severely wounded soldiers came in at once, with only a few minutes warning. One man, a double amputee, had a fever of over a 106.0 degrees. He was waving his arms at hidden threats and weakly yelling 'allah, allah, allah' while his festering stumps had their dressings changed.