The lead photo in this week's Pictures of the Week gallery shows a young Iraqi boy clinging to a U.S. soldier with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne division as people flee and gunshots fill the air following an explosion from a suicide car bomber who blew himself up in a busy commercial area of Baghdad:
Another frame shot by photographer Khalid Mohammed that the Associated Press moved on the wires is very similar, taken just seconds before the one above that appears in the gallery. In the second photograph, we see the boy as he is moving to escape of the ensuing violence around him and run to take cover behind the soldier in an attempt to seek a zone of safety for himself:
I made the decision to use the top photo in this week's gallery because it captured and communicated in an instant all of these events. We see evidence of a violent scene from the pieces of debris that litter the ground, and we get a sense of panic from the people scattering away from the scene. And we clearly see the U.S. soldier walking bravely through all this as he appears to provide a wall of protection for this young, frightened child, and to be an assured island of calm in the surrounding chaos and panic.
Agree, disagree? Let me know what you think. And as always, please take a moment to take a look through all the Pictures of the Week, and be sure to vote for the image that you feel is the most compelling.
- Lee Van Grack
4 comments:
I love this picture it's cool!
we all love and need the peace!
It is great to see a photo that shows a real world and real people who are trying to live in war zone.
It's not the Uniform that makes the Person, it's the Person that makes the uniform. With everything that's going on there as well as here, please try to remember that our " family members are there to keep order which involves laying " their lives on the line every minute of every day!" So, " our leaders " need to understand our " family members are in need of showing support in every way possible. I shutter to think that we, in America watch News or hear daily of all the chaos on " Capital Hill " and our family members are there, " defending our honor ?" Or are they defending " our leaders " interests? ( $ ). C'mon! So, in short our Family Members deserve OUR SUPPORT and not some greedy " Ex President " who knows he made a " mistake " and will be " Financially Wealthy " once out of Office! Our Family Members stood up, why should our " Leaders " hide behind the Law? I think if Mr. Bush was in that Uniform ( picture ). Would he be standing, or would he be using that young man as cover? " Family Members " God be with you, because some of " Our Leaders aren't!" Not a day goes by that I find myself saying " thank you to OUR TRUE PROTECTORS!" Our families and Freinds.
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