Bloodied but not beaten
February 5th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Pvt. 2 Zachariah Thompson, of Saukcentre, Minn., belonging to 2nd Battalion 12th Infantry, recovers from a bloody nose between rounds during a recent boxing match at Command Outpost Michigan near the village of Kandigal, in the Pech river valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Tough as Nails
September 20th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Colin Kelly
Staff Sgt. Nate Ford from Fort Benning, Georgia taking a break during a blood timeout at the 2009 U.S. Army Combatives tournament at Fort Benning. He came in second to Sgt. Joe Clark from Fort Lewis, Washington in the Flyweight division. The blood on his shirt appears to have mostly come from Clark.