Faces of the Uninsured
Faces of the Uninsured- Remote Area Medical is an organization that was originally founded by former “Wild Kingdom” co-star Stan Brock to provide medical services to remote areas in the Third World. Since being founded in 1985 RAM has grown into an organization providing medical services in the poorest countries of the world, and the [...]
Afghanistan ER
Rafiq Maqbool and I spent two weeks with medivac teams, and the emergency room staff at Bagram Air Base. It was an assignment I’ll never forget. Everyone has a story to tell, and the hardest part is wrapping your head around what’s happening in front of you. It’s so easy to just shut down, go [...]
Crossfire
Caught in the Crossfire- A Child’s Story I didn’t want to look. Sitting in front of me was the epotime of innocence — a beautiful 8-year-old Afghan girl named Razia. This job prepares you for the darker side of human existence, but to see a child a become a victim of white phosphorus, a lethal [...]
Killer Blue
Killer Blue- Baptized by Fire- The day I arrived at “Combat Outpost Killer,” Staff Sgt. Chad Caldwell walked up to me, extended his hand, and said, “I hate the media.” I liked him right away. Maya Alleruzzo, Rick Bowmer, and I spent the next year covering Killer Troop on the ground in Iraq, and on [...]
Lucky Charms
Good Luck Charms Combat Outpost Rabiy is in the middle of one of the worst neighborhoods on the planet. Kidnappings, suicide bombings, IED’s, and gun battles are an almost daily occurrence. If you worked there, what would you carry with you for good luck?