An intense account, with photos of US solders experiencing a hostile encounter on the streets of Mosul, Iraq from the viewpoint of an embedded writer.

Kurilla was running when he was shot, but he didn’t seem to miss a stride; he did a crazy judo roll and came up shooting.

BamBamBamBam! Bullets were hitting all around Kurilla. The young 2nd lieutenant and specialist were the only two soldiers near. Neither had real combat experience. AH had no weapon. I had a camera.

Seconds count.

Michael Yon : Online Magazine: Gates of Fire