ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 11月7日 21時06分

Photograph by @lynseyaddario | It was ‪mid-morning on April 4th‬, 2004, and fellow photographer called to tell me there was a battle going on in Sadr City. I had been on assignment on and off in Iraq for over a year, and often found myself running toward bombs and battles while others were running away. I was on assignment for The New York Times and jumped in the car with one of our drivers, Qais, and an armed guard who was from the area.  As we approached, the neighbourhood skies were thick with black smoke from burning tires and everyone looked slightly panicked. Local men, clad in all black with AK-47s slung over their shoulders, waved us away, warning us it was too dangerous to enter the area.  Qais and I ignored them, and proceeded toward the heart of the area, to Sadr’s office.  I was wearing a black abaya and black veil, and I looked local. We knew American troops were engaged in a battle, but we had no idea of the extent of it—that it would be the tragic day captured in The Long Road Home.  Qais and I got as close as we could, and I jumped out of the car to take a few pictures, when an American tank started rolling directly toward our car, opening fire above our heads. I remember turning around and looking back toward our car where our armed guard was cowering in the passenger seat, clenching his gun. I turned back to shoot a few more frames, when I felt Qais’ hand on my neck: “THE AMERICANS ARE COMING!” he screamed. And he pulled me toward a house along the main street, where an Iraqi man opened his door to let us in. We dove onto the cement floor and Qais lied on top of me to provide me with cover from any shrapnel. The tank passed, and we left.
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The Long Road Home is an incredible true story about soldiers at war and the families they leave behind. Tune in tonight 9/8c on National Geographic @natgeochannel. #longroadhome

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