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Military Photographers
on the Frontlines
“The assignment... simple. The
objective... illusive. The cost... immeasurable. We are the men
and women who go through great risks to get the shot. We
extraordinary videographers and photojournalists train with the
best, operate in the worst and get noticed the least. Our
mission is to be there when history happens. Ever notice that
photo or video clip in the news, book, or documentary? Well,
someone had to be there. Someone had to get the shot. Someone
had to tell the story. We are that someone.”
Courtesy of
U.S. Navy Petty
Officer1st Class Aaron Ansarov
All
of the photos provided courtesy of the U. S. Department of Defense and were taken by the most extraordinary
photographers in the world, Military Combat Photographers.
Embedded with units as they perform their missions, these brave
men and women of the military endure firefights, bombings and
other high risk situations to capture powerful images of war and
peace.
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WARRIORS OF HOPE HEROES POSTER SERIES
The Warriors of Heroes Collection is an extraordinary pictorial documentary that records the daily sacrifices, integrity and commitment of U.S. Soldiers. These powerful images tell a story of commitment and patriotism that words cannot begin to express. The Warriors of Hope Heroes Collection is a moving tribute to the women and men who serve our country and work to preserve peace around the world, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. |
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AEHP helps Krogers raise money for U.S. Soldiers during the Holiday for our Soldiers Fundraiser
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Cadet Nicque Robinson JROTC 22nd Battalion, Westside High School, Houston, Texas helps Krogers raise money for U.S. Soldiers for the Krogers Holiday for our Soldiers Fundraiser. An accomplished Pop-Jazz vocalist and clarinetist, Nicque also performed Christmas and Patriotic songs to encourage customers visiting the Kroger Food Store #336 in Katy, Texas to make a donation. Nicque is also the co- creator of The American Eagle Heroes Project and the author of the Ambassadors of Peace, Hope and Freedom Essay which salutes U.S. soldiers as heroes and depicts them as the embodiment of the eagle at the centerpiece of the great seal of the United States.
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SPECIAL EDITION AWESOME PROJECT POSTER
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SPECIAL EDITION AWESOME PROJECT POSTER
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June 5, 2007 – U.S. Marines with the Military Police Company, 2nd Maintenance Battalion stand with a group of children on top of a hill in Al Qam, Iraq.
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5 de Junio de 2007 - U.S. Marines con la Compañía de Policía Militar, 2 º Batallón de Mantenimiento de pie con un grupo de niños en la cima de una colina en Al QAM, Iraq.
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American Eagle Heroes America's Ambassadors of Peace, Hope & Freedom
Every great organization past and present has had a symbol, an insignia that is chosen to represent that organization. It does much more than serve as ambassador to the rest of the world, it’s an invisible badge worn on the hearts of its people. It gives them a sense of identity and pride. The meaning becomes an exemplar to the people for whom it stands.
Our great nation, the United States of America , has several symbols that make known our identity, but one in particular is a symbol that illustrates more vividly the character and heart of our nation and the essence that makes us great.
No doubt the designers of the Great Seal put much thought into its symbols. Perhaps most Americans could identify with its centerpiece; the bald eagle with outstretched wings clutching in one of its talons a bundle of arrows but in the other an olive branch. The great eagle holds the options of the power of war and weaponry as well as peace and compassion.
The embodiment of The American Eagle is alive in each and every one of our brave men and women in the Armed Forces. Routinely the world is exposed to the images of them that display our power and brute strength, our ability to destroy. Often overlooked are the overwhelming images of them putting themselves in harms way not only going into battle, but looking out for children, protecting schools, and performing humanitarian work for people and children all around the world. Like the eagle’s head which is turned toward the olive branch rather than its arrows, so are our brave ambassadors quicker to show kindness and compassion rather than to engage in war.
It is our duty to honor our soldiers who are dispatched to all corners of the world to protect our freedom and bring peace and the hope of freedom to people and protect that freedom with their lives. Each soldier illustrate to the world the essence of who we are as a people and a nation. The people of our great nation are to be that our brave men and women of the Armed Forces are not always agents of war, more often they are purveyors of peace.
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El proyecto de los héroes “Águilas americanas” Embajadores de paz, esperanza y libertad
Cada gran organización pasada y presente ha tenido un símbolo, una insignia que es seleccionada para representar dicha organización. Este símbolo representa mucho más que servir como embajador al resto del mundo, es una insigna invisible llevada en el corazón de sus portadores. Este emblema les da un sentido de identidad y orgullo. El significado se convierte en un ejemplo para la gente que lo lleva.
Nuestra gran nación, los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, tiene muchos símbolos que representan nuestra identidad, pero uno en particular es un símbolo que ilustra mejor la vivencialidad del carácter y el corazón de nuestra nación y la esencia de lo que nos hace ser grandes.
Sin duda alguna, los diseñadores del Escudo de Estados Unidos pusieron un gran pensamiento en sus símbolos patrios. Tal vez, muchos americanos podrían identificar su gran emblema; el águila calva con sus alas extendidas y que sostiene en una de sus patas un conjunto de flechas y en la otra pata, un ramo de olivos. La gran águila sostiene la opción de guerra y el armamento así como también la paz y la compasión.
La encarnación del Águila americana está viva en cada valiente, hombre o mujer, que pertenece a las Fuerzas Armadas. Rutinariamente, el mundo está expuesto a las imágenes de ellos que muestran nuestro poder y fuerza bruta, nuestra habilidad para destruír. A menudo, sus acciones son vistas en situaciones límites, luchando en la guerra y enfretándose al peligro, pero no solamente esas son sus responsabilidades, sino también el cuidado de nuestros niños, la proteción de escuelas y la ayuda humanitaria para la gente, adultos y niños, a través del universo. Como la cabeza del águila, en la que mira al ramo de olivos y no a las flechas, así también son nuestros valerosos embajadores, quienes demuestran caridad y compasión y no la lucha por una guerra.
Los grandes hombres y mujeres del ejército de Estados Unidos son mandados a todos los rincones del mundo para proteger nuestra libertad y para llevar paz y esperanza de libertad a la gente y protegerla con sus vidas. Cada soldado enseña al mundo la esencia de quienes somos nosotros como gente y como nación. Su fuerza conlleva la compasión y esto hace que nuestros valerosos hombres y mujeres de las Fuerzas Armadas no sean agentes de guerra, sino portadores de paz.
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