Adam Ferguson

Photographs: Marja

Lieutenant Kevin Gaughan (C) from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion 6th Marines and an Afghan interpreter speak with family members of Gulmakay, a fourteen year old Afghan girl killed by a U.S. Marine mortar strike in Abdullah Jan Village in Marja District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2010. U.S Marines from 3/6 Lima Company came under attack while on patrol in northern Marja District, returning fire and suppressing the insurgent attack with 81 mm mortar rounds. Gulmakay sustained fatal shrapnel wounds during the fighting.
Lieutenant Kevin Gaughan (C) from Lima Company of the 3rd Battalion 6th Marines and an Afghan interpreter speak with family members of Gulmakay, a fourteen year old Afghan girl killed by a U.S. Marine mortar strike in Abdullah Jan Village in Marja District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2010. U.S Marines from 3/6 Lima Company came under attack while on patrol in northern Marja District, returning fire and suppressing the insurgent attack with 81 mm mortar rounds. Gulmakay sustained fatal shrapnel wounds during the fighting.