Afghanistan, Kandahar province, Arghandab district, checkpoint 16, 23rd Oct 2010. Taskforce 1-66 (66th Armoured Regiment), 4th Infantry Div. Private First Class Edwin Laplaunt carries a doll's foot for good luck that was given to him by a friend who survived a tour of duty in Iraq and claimed this was due to the lucky foot. Charlie company on patrol from Combat Outpost Brunkhorst to COP Caron, stop at Checkpoint 16 where the squad had discovered a IED the day before and wanted to recheck the...
more »Afghanistan, Kandahar province, Arghandab district, checkpoint 16, 23rd Oct 2010. Taskforce 1-66 (66th Armoured Regiment), 4th Infantry Div. Private First Class Edwin Laplaunt carries a doll's foot for good luck that was given to him by a friend who survived a tour of duty in Iraq and claimed this was due to the lucky foot. Charlie company on patrol from Combat Outpost Brunkhorst to COP Caron, stop at Checkpoint 16 where the squad had discovered a IED the day before and wanted to recheck the area, a crossroads that is a hotspot for IED's and landmines. Soldiers: security Sgt Anton Waterman (who says Joao was right behind him when he stepped on the mine), minesweeper is PFC Edwin Laplaunt 19 years old: "either we stepped on it or around it." Dog handler Sgt Brian Maxwell, 28. Joao Silva lost both legs below the knees in the incident. The small anti-personal mine that exploded was linked by a wire to a massive fertilizer (ammonia nitrate) bomb. Photo Joao Silva.
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