PATROL BASE WISHTAN, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – The pointman of a patrol spotted something sticking out of the ground. He immediately identified it as an improvised explosive device, the number one killer of coalition forces in Afghanistan.
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Two explosive ordnance disposal technicians received a prestigious award for their actions in Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Force operations from April to September 2011.
They are a tight-knit network of professionals whose uniform may include a thick bomb-resistant suit. And when one of them falls or is wounded, the technicians of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal community band together.
More than 200 supporters of the EOD community came together at City Dock on Saturday to jump into a very cold Rappahannock River.
Read more: Polar plunge is icy cold fun for a serious good cause
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