Checkpoint Operations

U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 SCR) picks up debris from an Iraqi car wreck Dec. 29, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Photographer: Cpl. Jeffrey Sandstrum, Joint Combat Camera Center

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 SCR) dismount from their Stryker vehicle on Dec. 29, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 SCR) gets a good view of the terrain from the top of a lowered crane on a patrol, Dec. 29, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie and Spc. Alex Egan, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 SCR) keep an eye out while on patrol, Dec. 29, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie and Spc. Alex Egan from 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 SCR) perform a high and low around a corner during a patrol, Dec. 29, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

U.S. Army Sgt. Darren Leslie, 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (1-2 SCR) keeps an eye out while on patrol, Dec. 29, 2007, Baghdad, Iraq.

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3 Comments

  1. SSG darren leslie
    Posted July 14, 2008 at 6:16 pm | Permalink

    the 4th and 5th pics above have me stated as bein joseph chamberlain when in fact it is me in the photo :-) Darren leslie

    Thanks for all the work you do to take all the great photos.Job well done.

  2. Posted July 14, 2008 at 9:39 pm | Permalink

    Corrected, Sarge. Sorry for the mistake. I didn’t take the photos, just posted them on this site.

    Thank YOU for all YOU are doing for us armchair warriors back here on the home front. Maybe we’ll cross paths at the Welcome Home Ceremony in Vilseck this November.

    Toujours Pret,
    “Tacoma Dave”
    News Center Editor

  3. robert dare
    Posted August 21, 2010 at 11:02 am | Permalink

    due i remember when i was in Sadr city during that time. JSS sadr city got blown to hell i remember that all to clearly. I was in the portr john when the mortars hit..but i do miss being a m249 gunner im glad to be out of the army now but ill be back over there hopefully as a civvy contractor

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