The bomb had exploded in the plane, directly in the face of Master Sgt. Henry E. Erwin. Phosphorous gas marched through the cockpit. Deformed and blinded, Erwin couldn’t see, but knew there were literally seconds before the bomb melted a…
Author: Alex Neely
Neely is a journalist for the U.S. Army. Over the past three years, he has covered events and written stories in the U.S., Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan and Jordan. Neely was recognized for his journalistic efforts in the Middle East with seven Keith L. Ware Journalist awards for outstanding achievement in news publications, digital communications, news media, writing and photography.