Archive photo of the day
Staying warm in a chilly breeze, 2002
Stars and Stripes
July 28, 2024
(Steve Liewer/Stars and Stripes)
Bermel Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2002: Children in the village of Sharip-khail huddle against a chilly late afternoon breeze under poncho liners given them by Special Forces soldiers standing guard over the village. Everyone had been told to stay outdoors until “Red Devil” infantry troops from the 82nd Airborne Division had finished searching their homes for weapons.