https://jonsoucy.com https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/1https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/210924-3534W.jpg210924-3534WMohamed El-Ashiry |Economics and global history professor |St. Timothy's School |Stevenson, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/PskowskiRebeccadiptychW.jpgPskowskiRebeccadiptychWRebecca Pskowski is a lawyer focusing on maritime law. She previously sailed as a crew member aboard tall ships and other sailing vessels and holds numerous Coast Guard certifications and licenses. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/220326-JS-026W.jpg220326-JS-026WIan High |World War II reenactor |Green Cove Springs, Florida https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/JuliannaGoldsmithDyptichW.jpgJuliannaGoldsmithDyptichWJulianna Goldsmith | Musician, writer |North Salem, Indiana https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/180821-A-WU705-060W.jpg180821-A-WU705-0602nd Lt. Liliana Chavez-Uribe | Helicopter pilot |B Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation Regiment |U.S. Army https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/200620-JS-303W.jpg200620-JS-303WMary Beth Francis |Westminster, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160623-Z-WU705-033W.jpg160623-Z-WU705-033WJim Hollister |Park ranger |Minuteman National Historical Park |Concord, Massachusetts https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160114-JS-363WA2.jpg160114-JS-363WA2Devonshire Bouldin |Graphic designer |Baltimore, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070627-A-2421S-046-EW.jpg070627-A-2421S-046Spc. Marta Koock |combat medic |Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team |U.S. Army | Baghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/211019-BreeandLisaW.jpg211019-BreeandLisaWLEFT: Breeanna Pierce | Musician | Baltimore, MarylandRIGHT: Lisa Alloro | Frustrated writer | Baltimore, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/240613-A-WU705-4055W.jpg240613-A-WU705-4055Sgt. Shaquille Siplin |Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment |U.S. Army https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/RachelNaomiGreenedyptichW.jpgRachelNaomiGreenedyptichWRachel Naomi Greene |Hair stylist/ salon owner | Artist | Scooter enthusiast |Baltimore, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/150721-JS-004W.jpg150721-JS-004WJames Heiberg |chief petty officer | U.S. Navy | World War II |Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/161105-JS-001WA1.jpg161105-JS-001WA1Members of the Baltimore band, Tomason.Holly Barnard, left, Hillary Edwards and Jim Ventosa https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/190118-JS-324W.jpg190118-JS-324Rabbi Rob Thomas |Managing director | WW2 Armor https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/191213-JS-018WA2.jpg191213-JS-018Gene Hanson, the lead mechanic and fabricator at Cragie Farm in Osteen, Florida, sits on his tractor at the farm's repair facility. Described by many as a "mechanical genius," Hanson keeps the farm's equipment operational, which can sometimes mean fabricating parts from scratch. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250203-A-WU705-3265W.jpg250203-A-WU705-3265Spc. Marcus Galicia |Infantryman| B Company, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment | U.S. Army https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/230120-JS-050W.jpg230120-JS-050WChris Bischoff |Mechanic, Cragie Farm |Osteen, Florida https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140108-JS-018W.jpg140108-JS-018WDonta Winchester |Skater |Baltimore, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250118-A-WU705-4908W.jpg250118-A-WU705-4908WCarlos Perez | wildland firefighting crewmember https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130309-JS-041W.jpg130309-JS-041WBob Stephenson |Chef and culinary risk taker |Winchester, Virginia https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-072BWw.jpg070830-A-2421S-072BWwBaghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/100302-A-2421S-070wA1.jpg100302-A-2421S-070wA1Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall |U.S. Air Force https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/Portraiture/24https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/161006-Z-WU705-039W.jpg161006-Z-WU705-039WGen. Frank Grass |U.S. Army https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/2 https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140208-JS-002.jpg140208-JS-002Despite snowy streets and cold temperatures, the dog still needs a walk and in Pigtown that often means crossing Washington Boulevard. Known by many as simply "The Boulevard," the street is one of the main roads through the area and has acted as a commercial corridor and local landmark while being heralded as one of Baltimore's Historic Main Street areas. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/131221-JS-001.jpg131221-JS-001New technology meets old as a visitor to the B&O Railroad Museum uses an electronic device to shoot photos of railcars and locomotives on silent display in the museum's outdoor exhibition area. As part of the B&O's Mt. Clare Shops and Yards, the area was once filled with the hum and clang of everyday industrial activity. Now, the outdoor displays stand as quiet reminders of a bygone era. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140101-JS-002dyptichW.jpg140101-JS-002dyptichWShouting and cheering fills the air along Washington Boulevard as crowds cheer on their favorite pig during the annual running of the pigs at the Pigtown Festival. The running of the pigs, and the festival itself, pays homage to the origin of the neighborhoodâs name from the days when pigs were run through neighborhood streets on their way to slaughterhouses then-located in south Baltimore. These days, the pigs get cookies at the end of their run.Pigtown pride comes out in face wear as Amanda Haynes watches the annual running of the pigs event. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140426-JS-013W.jpg140426-JS-013WA vacant lot becomes a place for neighborhood children to play while abandoned buildings stand as reminders of tough times in Pigtown. Like neighborhoods in many American industrial cities, Pigtown too was affected by post-World War II trends of movement to the suburbs and a loss of industrial jobs. Though some scars still remain in the form of neglected buildings, Pigtown has been on the rebound in recent years. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140426-JS-022.jpg140426-JS-022A warm Saturday morning in Pigtown is greeted with the mechanical sound of a bike chain turning gears as the early spring day gets underway. The spring warm up means short sleeve T-shirts and more time spent outside, including a ride on a bike modified to accommodate adolescent riders with longer legs. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140101-JS-003dyptichW.jpg140101-JS-003dyptichWAaron Christmas gets a helping hand from his daughters, Rileah, left, and Charly, while he plants broccoli in the Pigtown Food for Thought Community Garden. Barbara Jones fills flower boxes with potting soil and seeds in the backyard of her Pigtown rowhome. For both, the planting of seeds is all part of the springtime ritual. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/141004-JS-040W.jpg141004-JS-040WHenry "Mr. H" Hailey, a longtime presence in the neighborhood, pulls weeds from maturing vegetable plants in the Pigtown Food for Thought Community Garden. Begun in 2011 by residents concerned about access to fresh foods, the community garden gives those in the neighborhood garden space to grow their own vegetables. The group has expanded to two separate garden sites with produce made available at a weekly stand. Additional activities include programs designed to teach children about healthy eating while also getting them interested in gardening. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/141004-JS-041W.jpg141004-JS-041WCommunity members visit the Pigtown Food for Thought Community Garden during one of the final harvests of the season. For many in the neighborhood, the garden it gives them access to fresh fruit and vegetables. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140405-JS-011W.jpg140405-JS-011W"The ants need water so they can go swimming," says Rileah Christmas, left, as she and her sister, Charly, play with a garden hose near thier Pigtown rowhome. Even with the hose off and no ants on the sidewalk, imaginations soared as the sisters invented game after game. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140405-JS-063.jpg140405-JS-063The hollow rasp of her rake against concrete announces Edith Nelson's efforts to clean up the curb near her Pigtown rowhome. Known to many in the area simply as Ms. Eddy, Nelson has long been a fixture in the neighborhood, organizing neighborhood cleanup events and working to get improvements made to a local playground. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140101-JS-001dyptich.jpg140101-JS-001dyptichSpringtime means a neighborhood spruce up as residents and local volunteers sweep the sidewalk and plant saplings along Washington Boulevard, the main road through the neighborhood. The yearly event often coincides with many residents planting flowers in communal planters. Meanwhile, workers continue a rehab project on a rowhome. Many rowhomes in the area have been rehabbed and construction of new homes has been underway in sections where existing structures had been demolished after years of neglect and abandonment https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/1411011-JS-051.jpg1411011-JS-051Closed to traffic for street repairs, Washington Boulevard is turned into a makeshift gridiron as Anthony Davis catches a pass during an impromptu touch football game. The narrow side streets and alleys in the area are often used for such games, but the closing of Washington Boulevard meant a wider playing field and more room to toss the ball around. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140821-JS-008W.jpg140821-JS-008WDuring a quick huddle, Raymond Neal, right, explains the next play to a neighborhood teammate during a pickup game of street football. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140308-JS-020.jpg140308-JS-020Others watch as Dayon Bailey ollies onto a concrete abutment in the late afternoon shadows at the Carroll Park skatepark in Pigtown. Built and maintained by the city, the skate park draws skaters from throughout Baltimore with many from Pigtown taking special pride in the park, claiming it as their home turf. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140416-JS-002.jpg140416-JS-002Muffled barking alerts homeowners on Pigtown's Reinhardt Street to activity outside as the sun highlights the well-worn brick of the neighborhood. Built in the early 1900s, the homes along Reinhardt Street represent an example of the simple construction of homes originally built for workers at the nearby Mt. Clare Shops and Yards of the B&O Railroad. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140301-JS-011.jpg140301-JS-011Kim Weber, left, and Andrea Thompson add adhesive to the back of a set of tiles while working on an art project in their Pigtown home. For Weber and Thompson, a writer and a mixed-media artist respectively, the choice to move to the area was based on affordability and an affinity for the quirkiness of the neighborhood. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140315-JS-092.jpg140315-JS-092Though backyards and basements have served as the location to spend an evening, so too does the neighborhood bar. Pigtown is home to many, though a number of long time area watering holes have closed, such as Sid's Tavern, a staple of the area for nearly 70 years. But new bars have opened and drawn new patrons, like Ryan Leese, who sips a drink at one such location. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140426-JS-020.jpg140426-JS-020Handwritten words of remembrance stand etched as a public memorial in the sidewalk along Washington Boulevard. Similar memorials - some spray painted on buildings, others much simpler - can be seen throughout Pigtown, with some calling to mind those who died from natural causes or traffic accidents and others stand as reflections on violent events in Pigtown's recent past. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130423-JS-027W.jpg130423-JS-027W"It's definitely got a rod knock," says Mark Shifflet, left, while examining the engine of his car on a chilly fall morning in Pigtown. Curbside repairs are often undertaken throughout the area, with little room to work elsewhere. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140302-JS-012.jpg140302-JS-012Anthony Jones drags his sled behind him as he trudges back up one of the hills in Pigtown's Carroll Park. "This hill is no joke," he said while climbing back up the hill to shouts and laughter from friends at the top. "It's fun going down. Going back up isn't as fun." Snowfall in the neighborhood meant no school, making the hills at the park the destination for many area residents. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Pigtown/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140303-JS-016.jpg140303-JS-016A seemingly wayward chair speaks in code to those who may otherwise be tempted to park in a curbside spot cleared of snow. Laying claim in this way is a Baltimore tradition - with Pigtown as no exception. Traditionally, residents use lawn chairs to mark spaces they've shoveled clear. Moving a chair to park in a spot cleared by somebody else risks, at a minimum, a public shaming from neighbors. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071231-A-2421S-237BWw.jpg071231-A-2421S-237BWwU.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Wimsatt, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Dave Wallin, both assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. Members of the detachment have been working with Iraqi marines boarding and inspecting incoming ships as a way to deter the importation and trafficking of stolen goods, weapons, and vehicles pre-wired as improvised explosive devices. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071230-A-2421S-026BWA1.jpg071230-A-2421S-026BWA1Bundled up against the chilly winds, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Hector Canaval, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, sits in an Iraqi navy fast attack boat while waiting for inbound ships during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071231-A-2421S-133BWwA1.jpg071231-A-2421S-133BWwA1The crew of an cargo dhow sits on the bow of their ship while Iraqi marines and members of the U.S. Coast Guard's Law Enforcement Detachment 403 inspect the ship as it sits on the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071231-A-2421S-165W.jpg071231-A-2421S-165WThe crew of a cargo ship musters on the main deck prior to the ship being boarded by members of the U.S. Coast Guard's Law Enforcement Detachment 403 and Iraqi marines during a patrol along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071231A-A-2421S-207W.jpg071231A-A-2421S-207WU.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Dave Wallin, right, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, steadies a Jacobs ladder as Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Wimsatt, of the same unit, boards a cargo ship during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080101-A-2421S-115W.jpg080101-A-2421S-115WMembers of U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 403 climb down a ladder to their fast attack boat after boarding an inbound freighter during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071231-A-2421S-182BWw.jpg071231-A-2421S-182BWwU.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Dave Wallin, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, searches a cargo ship boarded during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080101-A-2421S-048W.jpg080101-A-2421S-048W U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Dave Wallin, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class Al Vasquez, both assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, confer on the bridge of freighter boarded during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080101-A-2421S-016W.jpg080101-A-2421S-016W U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Al Vasquez, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, scans the water ahead from an Iraqi navy fast attack boat during a patrol with Iraqi marines along the Khawr Abd Allah River near Umm Qasr, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/USCG/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071230-A-2421S-044W.jpg071230-A-2421S-044WAfter returning from a mission, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Hector Canaval, assigned to Law Enforcement Detachment 403, pets Jack, one of the mascots at the British Royal Navy base at Umm Qasr, Iraq where LEDET 403 is based. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/1https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070823-A-2421S-044.jpg070823-A-2421S-044Radwaniyah, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071221-A-2421S-032W.jpg071221-A-2421S-032WBaghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080311-A-2421S-059W.jpg080311-A-2421S-059WConstruction project,Radwaniyah, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-040WA1.jpg070830-A-2421S-040WA1Children play with plastic crates in the streets of the Al Furat section of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071227-A-2421S-027W.jpg071227-A-2421S-027WBaghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070811-A-2421S-081W.jpg070811-A-2421S-081WA resident of the Al Furat section of Baghdad rests in front of the Al Furat Council building. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080229-A-2421S-196W.jpg080229-A-2421S-196WApartment complex,Baghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080229-A-2421S-186WA1.jpg080229-A-2421S-186WA1Local residents watch an impromtu cock fight in the courtyard area of an apartment complex in Baghdad, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-018W.jpg070830-A-2421S-018W A boy leads sheep and other animals out to graze on the outskirts of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070823-A-2421S-001WA2.jpg070823-A-2421S-001WA2 A local butcher cleans the area in front of his shop in Makasib, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-018W.jpg070820-A-2421S-018WLocal children cover their noses while walking past a large trash pile Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071119-A-2421S-038bwW.jpg071119-A-2421S-038bwWA father walks his daughter to class at the Soyeb School near Makasib, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080311-A-2421S-034W.jpg080311-A-2421S-034WA girl solves a problem on the board during class at the Soyeb School near Makasib, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/0708023-A-2421S-046W.jpg0708023-A-2421S-046WMakasib, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-055W.jpg070830-A-2421S-055WA resident of the Al Furat section of Baghdad watches as Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment conduct a routine presence patrol through the area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080311-A-2421S-038W.jpg080311-A-2421S-038WTwo girls wait outside of their school for the beginning of the school day in Radwaniyah, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-073W.jpg070830-A-2421S-073WSchool construction,Baghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071212-A-2421S-061W.jpg071212-A-2421S-061WAl Furat Market,Baghdad, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110518-A-WV705-003W.jpg110518-A-WV705-003WRadwaniyah Sheik Council meeting,Radwaniyah, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110518-A-WV705-051W.jpg110518-A-WV705-051WRadwaniyah Sheik Council meeting,Radwaniyah, Iraq https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071221-A-2421S-025W.jpg071221-A-2421S-025WA family celebrating a wedding drives through the Al Furat section of Baghdad as part of the wedding processional. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Daily-Life/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080311-A-2421S-151BWWA1.jpg080311-A-2421S-151BWWA1 https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/1https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110530-A-WV705-033W.jpg110530-A-WV705-033WArmy Staff Sgt. Erin Betz, with the 25th Infantry Division Band, plays Taps during Memorial Day observances at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Memorial Day, which serves to remember fallen Service members, was especially poignant for many members of the 25th Inf. Div. as two Soldiers serving with the division were killed in recent weeks as a result of an improvised explosive device. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110319-A-WV705-045W.jpg110319-A-WV705-045WSoldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division stand in formation during a change of responsibility ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071119-A-2421S-002W.jpg071119-A-2421S-002WSpc. Mark Henvichs, of the 849th Mobility Augmentation Company, rests on the hood of his vehicle prior to heading on a patrol through the Makasib area of Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070627-A-2421S-024W.jpg070627-A-2421S-024WSoldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team play dominoes during downtime. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070803-A-2421S-026BWw.jpg070803-A-2421S-026BWwSpc. Allison Schlegel, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, lifts weights as Spc. Corey Pyle spots for her at the gym at Camp Victory, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070728-A-2421S-024BWw.jpg070728-A-2421S-024BWwLt. Col. Lance Wang, left, Maj. John Schott, center, and Capt. Matthew Deener, all assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, play the Johnny Cash song "Folsom Prison Blues" during downtime at Camp Victory, Iraq. The three Soldiers, along with others from the unit, get together every Saturday evening to play music and let off steam. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080301-A-2421S-203W.jpg080301-A-2421S-203WArmy Staff Sgt. Jason Whitekettle, the automations noncommissioned officer in charge with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, relaxes on his bunk at Camp Victory, Iraq, by watching a movie on his laptop computer. Many Service members in Iraq pass downtime by watching movies on their computers and trade movies among each other. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080327-A-2421S-024W.jpg080327-A-2421S-024WArmy Sgt. S. Patrick McCollum, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reads by flashlight in his bunk in a tent at Camp Victory, Iraq, in the early morning. The red light is used so as to not disturb others sleeping in the tent. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110620-A-WV705-045W.jpg110620-A-WV705-045WSoldiers with 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, pay their respects to Spc. Marcos Cintron during a memorial service held in his honor at Forward Operating Base Loyalty, near Baghdad, Iraq. Cintron, a cannon crew member with the unit, was killed along with five other Soldiers from the unit in a rocket and mortar attack on the base. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110216-A-WV705-104.jpg110216-A-WV705-104Iraqi Army soldiers with the 6th Iraqi Army Division and U.S. Soldiers assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, stand side by side during training at Joint Security Station Constitution, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110323-A-WV705-009.jpg110323-A-WV705-009Sgt. Lawrence Tremblay, with rubber gloves, the senior line medic with Company A, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, reviews procedures for giving an intravenous injection with Iraqi Soldiers from the 9th Iraqi Army Division during training at Camp Taji, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070819-A-2421S-106W.jpg070819-A-2421S-106WU.S. Army Lt. Col. Clark Carr, right, chaplain with the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, greets a member of a Ugandan security force during Sunday services at Camp Victory, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-002BWw.jpg070830-A-2421S-002BWwSpc. Derrick Watkins, left, of Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, wrestles with another member of his unit prior to heading out on a patrol in the Al Furat section of Baghdad. Wrestling and roughhousing with each other is one way unit members blow off steam. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080316-A-2421S-062W.jpg080316-A-2421S-062W https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070627-A-2421S-006W.jpg070627-A-2421S-006WU.S. Army 2nd Lt. Dave Causey, a personnel officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, reads through a magazine while waiting at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, for his unit to move to a forward location in Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Inside-the-Wire/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070627-A-2421S-144W.jpg070627-A-2421S-144WU.S. Army 1st Sgt. Michael Adams, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, makes notes as his unit waits aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Sather Air Base, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/About/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Contact/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/1https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/100807-A-2421S-129WA1.jpg100807-A-2421S-129WA1Soldiers jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter above Kingston, Rhode Island, during Leapfest, an annual training exercise and airborne competition. Leapfest draws teams from throughout the U.S. military as well as from partner nations worldwide. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/091015-A-WU705-134W.jpg091015-A-WU705-134WCourtney Zablocki, a U.S. Olympic luge athlete, closes her eyes to focus as she prepares for her next training run at the Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, New York. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160623-Z-WU705-131W.jpg160623-Z-WU705-131WJim Hollister, right, a park ranger at Minuteman National Historical Park in Concord, Mass., uses his hat to shield the morning sun as he and other park rangers wait on the park's Old North Bridge for visitors to arrive. The bridge stands as the location of the opening battle of the Revolutionary War and where the "shot heard 'round the world" was fired. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/240405-A-WU705-8778W.jpg240405-A-WU705-8778WMembers of the Washington Nationals grounds crew prep the field at Nationals Stadium in Washington, D.C., prior to a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250118-A-WU705-2012W.jpg250118-A-WU705-2012U.S. Army Sgt. Bryce Carter, an infantryman with C Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, sharpens the blade of a hoe prior to clearing brush and other debris as part of remediation efforts along the Mulholland Trail near Tarzana, California, in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire. Carter, and other members of his unit, were assisting CALFIRE in mop-up efforts, which included clearing brush and backfilling firebreaks and other to prevent mudslides and reduce the impact of firefighting efforts. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/030719-JS-045W.jpg030719-JS-045WKyra Vuolo leans over to get a better look at an undersized blue crab in a crabbing net as Sara Schreiber, right, looks on from behind while crabbing along the waterfront at Pintail Park in Ocean Pines, Maryland. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080628-JS-013W.jpg080628-JS-013WRandy Short guides his boat along the Magothy River near Gibson Island, Maryland, while pulling his daughter, Lily, on an inner tube behind the boat. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/030312-JS-2421S-113W.jpg030312-JS-2421S-113WEd Shenk, 76, casts his line while fishing on the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. An icon of fly fishing, Shenk has led fishing excursions throughout central Pennsylvania since he was a teenager, created a number of well-known fly patterns, and in 1980 taught President Jimmy Carter how to fly fish and tie lures. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/030913-JS-008A2W.jpg030913-JS-008A2WCarol, left, and Malcolm Russ perform creole music at an event for the Worcester County Arts Council in Berlin, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/020101-JS-001-1.jpg020101-JS-001-1LEFT: Jasmine Davis practices the trumpet at Reisterstown United Methodist Church in Reisterstown, Maryland, while preparing for an upcoming teen variety show. Put together as part of a partnership between several local youth groups and community theatre organizations, the show is primarily planned and organized by the teenagers taking part in the production. RIGHT: Kendra Jackson points out to Jeremy Stewart the correct notes to play in a song as the pair practices for the show. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/981013-JS-002W.jpg981013-JS-002WTeamates comfort Franklin High School's Rebecca Brown after a 4-3 loss against varsity field hockey rivals Lackey High School. The game was the last game of the field hockey season and one the team hoped to win. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/991215-JS-041W.jpg991215-JS-041WMegan Gardner shares a kiss with her boyfriend. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/241010-A-WU705-4880W.jpg241010-A-WU705-4880U.S. Army Sgt. Isaac Bradshaw, a combat medic with C Company, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, wraps his arms around an older couple to shield them from debris and strong winds kicked up by the rotor wash of a landing CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Burnsville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Chinook crew brought generators, fuel, and other needed supplies to the remote mountain town, isolated when floodwaters from the storm washed away the main road in and out of the area. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/180821-A-WU705-112W.jpg180821-A-WU705-112Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard's Company A, 536th Brigade Support Battalion, inspect a vehicle alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Pharr Port of Entry inspection station in Pharr, Texas. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/200725-A-WU705-175W.jpg200726-A-WU705-175Soldiers with B Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment execute a direct fire mission during exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/200725-A-WU705-030WA2.jpg200725-A-WU705-030Spc. Dmarco Robinson, an artillery crewmember with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, hangs from the barrel of an M777 155mm howitzer, using his body weight to elevate the rear of the gun as he and members of his gun crew prepare to move out to a new firing position during exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/240511-A-WU705-3434W.jpg240511-A-WU705-3434Soldiers with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment, toast the end of a fire mission with shots of water from expended primer casings during exercise Immediate Response in Ustka, Poland. The "primer shot" is an artillery tradition undertaken after pulling the lanyard and firing a howitzer for the first time, marking the conclusion of a fire mission, or other noteworthy moments. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/240123-A-WU705-1054W.jpg240123-A-WU705-1054Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment move through a wooded area as an illumination flare burns overhead while setting up an ambush during exercise Northern Strike 24-1 at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Northern Strike 24-1 is the winter warfare component of the annual Northern Strike exercise series. The region's snow, winds and often single digit temperatures help units develop capabilities required to operate in arctic-like conditions. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/111030-A-WV705-043W.jpg111030-A-WV705-043WSgt. 1st Class Rob Barker, left, and Spc. Crystal Hudson play an electronic game to pass the time while aboard a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft flying to Baghdad, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/150624-A-WU705-146.jpg150624-A-WU705-146Spc. Jay Eyestone, with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, wipes sweat from his face while taking part in a 12-mile ruck march at Camp Williams, Utah. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160503-Z-WU705-093Wa2.jpg160503-Z-WU705-093Wa2Army Pfc. Harlan Troutman, a tank crewmember with H Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, scrambles into the driver's compartment of an M1A2 Abrams tank to hook up an impact wrench while he and his crew race against the clock to replace two sections of track on the tank while taking part in a training exercise and competition at Fort Benning, Ga. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/090124-A-2421S-119W.jpg090124-A-2421S-119WArmy Sgt. Christoper Rush, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, peaks over tall grass as he sets up his firing position during a stalking exercise at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, while attending the U.S. Army Sniper School. During the stalking exercise students must position themselves within 300 meters of a target and engage their target with two blank rounds without being detected by instructors. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/240718-A-WU705-1380W.jpg240718-A-WU705-1380U.S. Army Staff. Sgt. Russell Reagan, center, a construction supervisor with the 1723rd Engineer Company (Horizontal), goes over the next steps in construction with members of his team while building fighting positions in a training area at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. https://jonsoucy.com/Singles/The-Everyday/24https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130322-A-UV705-063W.jpg130322-A-UV705-063WMembers of an Air Force honor guard wait for their cue in a side hallway during a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010714-JS-030W.jpg010714-JS-030WRoad construction.near Marysville, Kansas https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980721-JS-045.jpg980721-JS-045Wyoming https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010723-JS-028W.jpg010723-JS-028WBodie ghost town.Bodie, California https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-carhengeW.jpgjs-carhengeWCarhenge.Alliance, Neb. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-treeinoreW.jpgjs-treeinoreWAlong U.S. Route 20Eastern Oregon https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-grasssdakotaW.jpgjs-grasssdakotaWPrairie Grass.near Rapid City, S.D. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130810-JS-023W.jpg130810-JS-023WLake Michigan.Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.Michigan City, Ind. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160823-JS-044.jpg160823-JS-044Bar Island Trail.Bar Harbor, Maine https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140601-JS-017W.jpg140601-JS-017WView from Mt. Washington. Mt. Washington, N.H. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160822-JS-060W.jpg160822-JS-060WMt. Cadillac.Acadia National Park.Bar Harbor, Maine https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130422-JS-013W.jpg130422-JS-013WLaundromat.Yellow Springs, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/101010-JS-016.jpg101010-JS-016Storefront.Ripley, Ohio.Believe it or not. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/040917-JS-024W.jpg040917-JS-024WBeth Rydzewski. Near McCook, Nebraska https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/121229-JS-001W.jpg121229-JS-001WBike riders make their way down a Baltimore street. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980725-JS-025W.jpg980725-JS-025WGas station. near Barstow, California https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/111223-JS-016W.jpg111223-JS-016WMiami Woods.Oxford, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160718-JS-008W.jpg160718-JS-008WMohegan Bluffs.Block Island, R.I. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/180805-JS-004W.jpg180805-JS-004WLubec, Maine https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/100901-JS-2421S-004W.jpg100901-JS-2421S-004WOxford Farm ServiceOxford, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140812-JS-015.jpg140812-JS-015Chesapeake Bay.Norfolk, Va. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/100903-JS-2421S-023W.jpg100903-JS-2421S-023WEmma.Oxford, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/101015-JS-024W.jpg101015-JS-024WHouses and FenceOxford, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/24https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-southernservesthesouthW.jpgjs-southernservesthesouthWSouthern Serves the South.Greensboro, N.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/25https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-flagstaffarizW.jpgjs-flagstaffarizWRailroad crossing.Flagstaff, Ariz. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/26https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/120912-JS-001.jpg120912-JS-001Balcony.Ocean City, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/27https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-eugenebusstationW.jpgjs-eugenebusstationWBus station.Eugene, Ore. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/10,000-plus-miles/28https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-IdahoAmericanaW.jpgjs-IdahoAmericanaWDowntown.Couer d' Alene, Idaho https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-018W.jpg110921-A-WV705-018WChief Warrant Officer 2 Luciana "Spence" Spencer, a pilot with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, pre-flights a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as she prepares for the day's mission at Camp Taji, Iraq. The Soldiers with the battalion fly a variety of missions in Iraq including transporting high-ranking individuals, troop insertion missions and the everyday mission of ferrying troops to and from bases throughout central Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-195W.jpg110921-A-WV705-195W Spc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, grabs his M240H machine gun in order to attach it to the weapons mount on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while preparing for a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/D110921-A-WV705-036W.jpgD110921-A-WV705-036WWith the early morning sounds of airfield activity filtering through the air, Spc. Lawrence Totimeh adjusts his helmet prior heading out on a mission flying troops and cargo throughout central Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-096W.jpg110921-A-WV705-096WChief Warrant Officer 2 Luciana "Spence" Spencer, left, a pilot with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, pilots a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area as Capt. Nicholas Kiaunis, commander of the unit, monitors the radio. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-040W.jpg110921-A-WV705-040WSpc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, scans the area below while flying over Baghdad in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-098W.jpg110921-A-WV705-098WSgt. 1st Class Robert Ober, far right, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, leads other Soldiers out to a waiting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Ramaid, Iraq, as part of a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the central Iraq area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/H110921-A-WV705-143A1.jpgH110921-A-WV705-143A1Spc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, loads up passenger bags onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while picking up passengers as part of flying a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area, The Soldiers with the battalion fly a variety of missions in Iraq including transporting high-ranking individuals, troop insertion missions and the everyday mission of ferrying troops to and from bases throughout central Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/I110919-A-WV705-021W.jpgI110919-A-WV705-021WSoldiers with C Company wait on the ground at Camp Liberty, Iraq, as other Soldiers prepare to board the aircraft. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-046W.jpg110921-A-WV705-046WSpc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, scans the area below while flying in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as part of a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-104W.jpg110921-A-WV705-104WSpc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, watches as the crew in a sister aircraft drop a flare while flying a mission ferrying troops and personnel to and from bases throughout the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-035W.jpg110921-A-WV705-035WSpc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, scans the surrounding area while flying a mission ferrying troops and personnel throughout bases in the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-045.jpg110921-A-WV705-045Spc. Lawrence Totimeh, a crew chief and door gunner with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, scans the area below while approaching a base in the Baghdad while flying as part of a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-213W.jpg110921-A-WV705-213WCapt. Nicholas Kiaunis, commander of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, cleans the windshield of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after returning from a mission ferrying troops and supplies throughout the Baghdad area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Angry-Birds/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110921-A-WV705-224W.jpg110921-A-WV705-224WChief Warrant Officer 2 Luciana "Spence" Spencer, a pilot with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, ties down a rotor blade of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the conclusion of a flying mission at Camp Taji, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/1https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070814-A-2421S-005W.jpg070814-A-2421S-005WBaghdad stretches out behind the fence line on Antenna Hill at Camp Slayer, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070729-A-2421S-050BW.jpg070729-A-2421S-050BWA security forces member looks out at Baghdad from a security tower on Camp Slayer, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-123W.jpg070820-A-2421S-123WSgt. 1st Class Michael Dobbs, a platoon sergeant with Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, walks down the steps of a building during a patrol through the Al Furat section of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071122-A-2421S-021W.jpg071122-A-2421S-021WThe shadow of Sgt. Christopher Kingsley, a combat medic assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, falls across a wall as he and his unit patrol through the Al Furat section of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-037BWw.jpg070830-A-2421S-037BWwAs Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment pass by on a routine presence patrol, a resident of the Al Furat section of Baghdad pushes an empty wheelbarrow after emptying debris from a school damaged by fighting between Sunni and Shia rivals. Soldiers from the unit have been working with local officials to assist with rebuilding schools and other facilities in the area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-076W.jpg070820-A-2421S-076WArmy 1st Lt. Martin Schafer, a platoon leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, leads a patrol through Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-077W.jpg070820-A-2421S-077WA Soldier from Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, talks with a boy during a routine presence patrol through Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-069W.jpg070820-A-2421S-069WA woman peers through the gate to her home as Soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment patrol through parts of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-167W.jpg070820-A-2421S-167WSpc. Derrick Watkins, an infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, asks questions to other squad members as he holds up an AK-47 rifle found during a house-to-house search for weapons in Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-135W.jpg070820-A-2421S-135WA Soldier from Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment makes his way up a staircase during a house-to-house weapons search in the Al Furat Section of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070820-A-2421S-065W.jpg070820-A-2421S-065WSoldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment scan their surroundings as they patrol through the Al Furat Section of Baghdad. The unit conducts patrols through the area several times each day and have built a relationship with those who live in the area and through those relationships have helped rebuild marketplaces and other key places in the area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070831-A-2421S-021W.jpg070831-A-2421S-021WArmy Lt. Col. John Luttrell, left, commander of 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, talks with Ahmed Selman Abbas, gesturing with hand, chairman of the Al Furat Council, during a weekly council meeting in the Al Furat section of Baghdad. Soldiers from the unit have worked with local sheiks and tribal leaders on the council, which has brought about many programs for rebuilding the area. Initially council leaders were appointed, but recently elections were held where community members elected those they felt were best suited for the job. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/070830-A-2421S-036W.jpg070830-A-2421S-036WArmy Sgt. Dustin Thompson, a team leader assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, looks over the remains of an abandoned vehicle to check for explosives or weapons during a routine presence patrol through parts of Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071221-A-2421S-006WA1.jpg071221-A-2421S-006WA1Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment search for concealed weapons caches in an open field near Makasib, Iraq. By searching the area, the unit has reduced the number of stockpiled caches. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/100804-A-2421S-098BW.jpg100804-A-2421S-098BWSoldiers in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter take off after dropping off Soldiers near Radwaniyah, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080229-A-2421S-151W.jpg080229-A-2421S-151U.S. Army Sgt. Bobby Gilbert, left, with Headquarters and Headquarters Support Company, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, points out to Spc. Jason Collins, with the same unit, a building where suspected sniper fire originated from as the two pull security during a medical civic action program event in Baghdad. The MEDCAPs, run primarily by Iraqi physicians, doctors, and Iraqi army medics, offers free medical care and consultations to those who may not otherwise have access to care. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080221-A-2421S-058W.jpg080221-A-2421S-058WA Soldier with the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment keeps eyes on a possible threat while pulling security as Soldiers meet with local tribal leaders near Makasib, Iraq. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071122-A-2421S-022WA2.jpg071122-A-2421S-022WA2A platoon sergeant with D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment calls out orders to other Soldiers in his unit while reacting to small arms fire during a patrol in Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071221-A-2421S-094WA1.jpg071221-A-2421S-094WA1Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment keep an eye out while calling out to other squad members after coming under small arms fire during a patrol in Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071212-A-2421S-033WA1.jpg071212-A-2421S-033WA1Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion,168th Infantry Regiment raid a building in Baghdad as part of a large-scale effort to curtail an upsweep in sectarian violence in the area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071212-A-2421S-037WA1.jpg071212-A-2421S-037WA1Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment raid a building in Baghdad as part of a large-scale effort to curtail an upsweep in sectarian violence in the area. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071122-A-2421S-082W.jpg071122-A-2421S-082WSoldiers with D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment clear a building in Baghdad after responding to small arms fire. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071212-A-2421S-038W.jpg071212-A-2421S-038WSoldiers with D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment clear a building in Baghdad after responding to small arms fire. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/24https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071221-A-2421S-082W.jpg071221-A-2421S-082WSoldiers with D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment exit a building while reacting to small arms fire during a patrol through Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/25https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071212-A-2421S-107WA1.jpg071212-A-2421S-107WA1Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment conduct a nighttime search of an abandoned building in Baghdad. By conducting night operations as well as day, the unit is able to keep abandoned buildings and other locations in the area from being turned into weapons caches. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/26https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071212-A-2421S-090W.jpg071212-A-2421S-090WSoldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment conduct a nighttime search of an abandoned building in Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/27https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/071225-A-2421S-046WA1.jpg071225-A-2421S-046WA1A young boy watches as Soldiers from D Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment patrol through Baghdad. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/28https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080311-A-2421S-103W.jpg080311-A-2421S-103WTwo boys joke with Army 1st Lt. Ryan Kam, a platoon leader with the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment as he pulls security during a delivery of school supplies at the Noor al Mustafa School near Makasib, Iraq. The supplies were brought to the school by Soldiers with the 160th LRSD along with the 164th Engineer Battalion, who have been working with school officials to refurbish parts of the school. The supplies were donated by family and friends of those in the two units. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/29https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/080311-A-2421S-134W.jpg080311-A-2421S-134WArmy Sgt. Janelle Hanson, a combat medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 164th Engineer Battalion, jokes with a student at the Noor al Mustafa School near Makasib, Iraq, as he and other students line up at the school to receive school supplies brought by Soldiers from the unit. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/30https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110722-A-WV705-082W.jpg110722-A-WV705-082WPfc. Justin Hagarman, with Operations Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Divsion, scans the area around him from the turret of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, commonly called an MRAP, during a convoy through Baghdad. The turet gunner serves in a variety of roles during convoy operations, from maintaining security to acting as an extra set of eyes for the driver. https://jonsoucy.com/Iraq/Outside-the-Wire/31https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/110412-A-WV705-006W.jpg110412-A-WV705-006W https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-014W.jpg010311-JS-014WCast members of the Franklin High School Drama Club run through a dance routine during a dress rehearsal of "Damn Yankees" in the school's auditorium. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-002aW.jpg010311-JS-002aWA member of the tech crew - the behind-the-scenes team responsible for everything from lighting and audio to set changes - takes notes during the rehearsal. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-005W.jpg010311-JS-005WDancers in the production practice one of their routines in the hallway outside the school's auditorium. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-015W.jpg010311-JS-015WAmanda Morris covers her face while laughing after missing a cue during rehearsal. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-001W.jpg010311-JS-001WBetsy Rosen sprays coloring to make BJ Frank's hair appear grey with age as they prepare for their next scene in the production. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-003W.jpg010311-JS-003WBrea Raniger, a dancer in the production, fiddles with a remote control in the dressing room area while waiting for her next scene. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-008W.jpg010311-JS-008W Brea Raniger steps out of the dressing room after hearing other cast members loudly goofing off in between scenes in the hallway outside. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-012W.jpg010311-JS-012W"Move, move, move, outta my way," says Jenna Walsh as she rushes past other cast members while making her way toward the stage for the next scene. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-010W.jpg010311-JS-010WBJ Frank adjusts his hat backstage as he waits for his cue to step out onstage. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/Drama-Club/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/010311-JS-004W.jpg010311-JS-004WCast members share a laugh while watching a video in the dressing room backstage. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/1 https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/991013-JS-002W.jpg991013-JS-002WDenada.Baltimore, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980101-JS-019W.jpg980101-JS-019WMike Straight, of the band Eleventh Hour Confession, pays a toll booth operator on Interstate 90 near Boston during the band's tour throughout the northeast and mid-Atlantic region. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/140322-JS-038.jpg140322-JS-038Outside the show space,Baltimore, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-thealliedwareffortmemphisW.jpgjs-thealliedwareffortmemphisWJim Ventosa, left, and Mike Dillon,both of the band The Allied War Effort,goof off after a show in Memphis, Tenn. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980102-JS-008W.jpg980102-JS-008WYum Yum Tree.Boston, Massachusetts https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/121005-JS-030W.jpg121005-JS-030WOff With Their Heads.merchandise table,Baltimore, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/970627-JS-031W.jpg970627-JS-031Spin the Bottle | Outside the show space |Columbus, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-phillyW.jpgjs-phillyWOutside the show space |Stalag 13 |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-blackaggiesgalleryrooftopW.jpgjs-blackaggiesgalleryrooftopWBlack Aggies Gallery.Baltimore, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/971206-JS-029W.jpg971206-JS-029Dianna DeStefano |Underprivileged Nation |Christiana, Delaware https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990413-JS-005W.jpg990413-JS-005WMike Wolf, left, and Jim Ventosa, both of the band The Allied War Effort, talk as the band makes its way through Wisconsin to it's next show while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130601-JS-024W.jpg130601-JS-024WJim Ventosa, center, Nolen Strals, left, and Amy Ochs eat popsicles outside the Charm City Art Space in Baltimore. Formed in 2002 by a small group looking for a safe, all ages show space, the space has grown considerably and seen thousands of bands and artists perform or show work in the space. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/120318-JS-002.jpg120318-JS-002Mike Wolf, of the band South Carey, tunes up prior to a performance. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990709-JS-016W.jpg990709-JS-016on Radar.Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-resinvanW.jpgjs-resinvanWMembers of the band Resin work to fit their tour van after a show in Columbus, Ohio. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980626-JS-001W.jpg980626-JS-001WKim Fern and Chris Strickland, of the band Eleventh Hour Confession, drive down a street in Pontiac, Mich., while trying to find the show space where they are set to play that evening while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/970724-JS-016WA2.jpg970724-JS-016WA2Damon, with the Portland, Oregon, band Bisy Backson, inspects recently silkscreened band T-shirts as they hang on a fence to dry after band members made them in preparation for sale at upcoming shows while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/991215-JS-043A2.jpg991215-JS-043Erik Petersen, of the band Mischief Brew, performs solo during a party in Philadelphia. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/220827-JS-002W.jpg220827-JS-002Ryan Hicks |Railgun |Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980627-JS-021W.jpg980627-JS-021WChris Strickland, of the band Eleventh Hour Confession, places a band sticker on an adjacent trailer while stuck in traffic outside of Des Moines, Iowa, while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/000415-JS-026W.jpg000415-JS-026WJim Ventosa, left, and Mike Wolf, of the band The Allied War Effort, pass time in the band's tour van while waiting for the performance venue to open during their tour stop in Chicago. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980628-JS-027W.jpg980628-JS-027WKim Fern, of the band Eleventh Hour Confession, refuels the band's tour van in Missouri. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/24https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980531-JS-025W.jpg980531-JS-025WAndy, left, and Steve. Submission Hold.Unloading the van.Philadelphia, Pa. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/25https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/970627-JS-013W.jpg970627-JS-013Dave Neeson |Harriet the Spy |Columbus, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/26https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/JS-EHCMemphis1998W.jpgJS-EHCMemphis1998WBrian |Heroes in Action |Making food after the show |Memphis, Tennessee https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/27https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980607-JS-043W.jpg980607-JS-043WPlaying cards after the show,Enfield, Conn. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/28https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-chrisdrivingW.jpgjs-chrisdrivingWChris Strickland, of the band Eleventh Hour Confession, makes the "devils horn" hand sign in response to a song playing on the stereo as he drives the band's tour van through Illinois to next show while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/29https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/971226-JS-021W.jpg971226-JS-021WGarden State Parkway, New Jersey https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/30https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130601-JS-010W.jpg130601-JS-010WSouth Carey https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/31https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980102-JS-024W.jpg980102-JS-024WChris Strickland, of the Baltimore band ELeventh Hour Confession, sleeps in the back of the band's tour van as the band travels through Massachusetts to its next show while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/32https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-jimmikedillonchessW.jpgjs-jimmikedillonchessWJim Ventosa, left, and Mike Dillon of The Allied War Effort play chess before a show while on tour. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/33https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990807-JS-025W.jpg990807-JS-025WPress Gang.Hanging out before the show.Milwaukee, Wisc. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/34https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-detroitfestcrowdW.jpgjs-detroitfestcrowdWInto the crowd.Michigan Fest.Detroit, Mich. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/35https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/120908-JS-001W.jpg120908-JS-001WJesse Morgan.South Carey.Baltimore, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Tour/36https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990801-JS-012W.jpg990801-JS-012WMissy Wright, of the band Press Gang, diagnosis an engine problem with the band's tour van during a stop in Champaign, Ill. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/1https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/230930-JS-0586.jpg230930-JS-0586Ligatures |Silver Spring, Maryland. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/2https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/121005-JS-044W.jpg121005-JS-044WJim Ventosa |South Carey https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/3https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/970627-JS-005W.jpg970627-JS-005WHot Water Music |Columbus, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/4https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/150227-JS-310W.jpg150227-JS-310WAngie Swiecicki |Big Mouth https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/5https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/bigmouthdyptich.jpgbigmouthdyptichEsra Oruc, guitar, and Emily Ferarra, bass | Big Mouth https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/6https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/js-denada2WA3.jpgjs-denada2WA3Faraz Khan, right, and Tim | Denada |Black Aggie's Gallery |Baltimore, Md. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/7https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/141024-JS-4712W.jpg141024-JS-4712WTakeyoshi Oba | Uzuhi https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/8https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/220810-JS-6191W.jpg220810-JS-6191WRip Room |Baltimore, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/9https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/220514-JS-002HarriettheSpydyptichW.jpg220514-JS-002HarriettheSpydyptichWHarriet the Spy.LEFT: Dave Neeson.RIGHT: Jamie Stillman.Columbus, Ohio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/10https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/160120-JS-003W.jpg160120-JS-003WDiane Foglizzo, left, Katy Otto |Trophy Wife. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/11https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/230506-JS-8792W.jpg230506-JS-8792WJ.D. | Ligatures |Silver Spring, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/12https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/230930-JS-0574.jpg230930-JS-0574Mike Wolf | Ligatures https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/13https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250928-policyofthreedyptich-1W.jpg250928-policyofthreedyptich-1WLEFT: Jeff Fisher and Bull Gervasi, Policy of 3RIGHT: Jeff Fisher, Policy of 3Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/14https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990709-JS-005A2.jpg990709-JS-005Milemarker |Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/15https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990709-JS-012W.jpg990709-JS-012WJustin Pearson |The Locust |Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/16https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/971220-JS-006W.jpg971220-JS-006Julie Coy |Fields Lay Fallow |Washington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/17https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/130426-JS-011WA3.jpg130426-JS-011WA3Carl Ehrhardt |South Carey https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/18https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250725-JS-4655W.jpg250725-JS-4655W https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/19https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250928-JS-137W.jpg250928-JS-137WFrailWashington, D.C. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/20https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/000409-JS-016.jpg000409-JS-016Jet by DayAthens, Georgia https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/21https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/220514-JS-001UPNdyptichW.jpg220514-JS-001UPNdyptichWUnderprivileged Nation |Christiana, Delaware https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/22https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/970807-JS-084W.jpg970807-JS-084WThe Portland, Oregon, band Bisy Backson - Dan Devriend, left, Jason "Razen" Racine, center, and Curtis Frietag - perform at the Cultured Pearl in Baltimore. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/23https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/990119-JS-012W.jpg990119-JS-012WDouble exposure of the band Hiretsukan. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/24https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/971201-JS-007W.jpg971201-JS-007WChris Nickel, left, and Jason Steadman sing along with Travis, the singer of the band No Kerisma. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/25https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/250928-JS-116W.jpg250928-JS-116WDave Nesmith | Sleepytime Trio https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/26https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/240421-JS-2155W.jpg240421-JS-2155Jes Welter | Mazemaker https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/27https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980313-JS-006WA2.jpg980313-JS-006WA2The Dimitri Gurevitch Quintette |College Park, Maryland https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/28https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/ZeddyptichW.jpgZeddyptichWMatt, left, and Kate of the Philladelphia band Zed. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/29https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/resindyptichW.jpgresindyptichWThe band Resin performs during the More Than Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Many described them more as performance art, then a band. Their sound and performance included blast beats and breakdown parts, heavily distorted guitars, indecipherable vocals, parts of marching band uniforms, the head of an Easter bunny costume, a large inflatable microphone, an exercise/ stationary bike and a band member wearing an aluminum foil helmet.Mix in a blender for 20 minutes or so, and that was Resin. https://jonsoucy.com/Essays-+-Series/On-Stage/30https://jonsoucy.com/pf-media/980214-JS-016W.jpg980214-JS-016WEric Moe |Zegota |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania