18 June 2010
Sgt. James P. Hunter
Explosion
Staff Sgt. James P. Hunter died when a patrol he was with was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kandahar.
AFGHANISTAN He was the first army journalist killed in the Afghan conflict. The 25-year-old from South Amherst, Ohio, was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. In addition to his own reporting and photography, he also had public affairs duties to escort and assist other media outlets that covered the brigade. His stories ranged from detailing how the brigade trains prior to a deployment to features about accomplishments of individual soldiers. His reports from Iraq included how soldiers worked with the Sons of Iraq movement and about life returning to normal in a Baghdad neighborhood in 2008. His photographs captured curious Iraqi children following troops on patrols and Iraqi doctors and Army medics treating Iraqis.
