About This Series


Reporter David Zucchino and photographer Rick Loomis spent several weeks in October and November embedded with Army and Air Force medical units in Baghdad and Balad, Iraq, and with two Army air ambulance medical companies at the Balad military air base north of Baghdad. This series, The Lifeline, is the result of those assignments.

The two journalists were provided complete access to the work of doctors, surgeons, nurses and Black Hawk medevac helicopter crews as they evacuated and treated wounded U.S. troops, Iraqi military and police, and Iraqi civilians. The access extended to helicopters and operating rooms.



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Produced by Diana Swartz

Designed by Stephanie Ferrell

Multimedia produced by John Vande Wege

Interactive design by Bill Bergren

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Reporter David Zucchino and photographer Rick Loomis follow five wounded troops through a system of military medical care more advanced than in any previous conflict.

PART ONE: Bringing Back the Wounded With Heart, Soul and Surgery

PART TWO: The Journey Through Trauma

LAST OF THREE PARTS: New Battle on the Home Front

UPDATE TO THE SERIES
July 4, 2006
 
Share Your Thoughts
Times reporter David Zucchino and photographer Rick Loomis invite you to pose questions, offer insights and share your experiences.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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