via Christy's email: In the NYTimes, there was a lengthy front page article by Michael Kamber in which he follows a US troop patrol in Iraq -- they encounter land mines and one is killed, several wounded. There are extensive pictures...

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The ground exploded under an ashen sky at dawn. Dust, dirt, blood and military equipment filled the air, clearing after several seconds to reveal a frenzied scene of horror. Where Sgt. Justin D. Wisniewski, 22, had just been standing there was now a crater five feet wide and three feet deep. His body lay nearby. The wounded were scattered around him...read on