Watch: David Gilkey"s powerful video series from Iraq

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Detroit Free Press 2:21 p.m. EDT June 7, 2016

Courage: High in the mountains of Kandahars Minashan district in Afghanistan, soldiers brave 100-m.p.h. wind from a CH47 Chinook helicopter. Their mission was to help provide stability for a 2004 presidential vote.(Photo: David P. Gilkey/Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo

During his time at the Detroit Free Press, photographer and videographer David P. Gilkey made numerous trips into troubled countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. Through his lens, Free Press readers saw the horror of war and its toll on the citizens and soldiers embroiled in those conflicts.

Gilkey was killed on Sunday, June 5, 2016, when an armored vehicle he was traveling in while on assignment in Afghanistan for NPR came under attack.

Between 2003 and 2006, Gilkey made several trips to Iraq for the Free Press. He was embedded with the first wave of ground troops that invaded the country on March 20, 2003. His eeriegreen photos of soldiers shot with night vision optics were the first images out of Iraq. He would return to the country seven times over the course of three years to cover that conflict.

In 2006, Gilkey and reporter Joe Swickard traveled to Iraq with a 900-member Marine Reserve Unit from Michigan to tell in words, photos and videos the stories of life on the front lines. The resulting video series won the Free Press its first National Emmy in 2007 from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

This series of videos highlights a selection of that video work from 2006 as well as from a trip Gilkey made to the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, Iraq, for USA Today. In addition, hear Gilkey talk about his time covering Iraq from the first days of the war in 2006 through his trip to Balad.

Band of Brothers: Twentynine Palms Training

This video launched the series and documented intense training in the California desert at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. David P. Gilkey, DFP

In 2006, the Detroit Free Press told the story of Michigans 1/24 Marines, documenting their tour of duty in Iraq as well as theirfamilies lives back home. This video launched the series and documented intense training in the California desert at Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. The video series, filmed and edited by David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee among others, went on to win a national Emmy Award.

Band of Brothers Fallujah Patrol

In 2006, the Detroit Free Press told the story of Michigan"s 1/24 Marines, documenting their tour of duty in Iraq as well as their families" lives back home. Here, soldiers patrol Fallujah, a hotbed of insurgency within a community of civilians. David P. Gilkey, DFP

Here, soldiers patrol Fallujah, a hotbed of insurgency within a community of civilians. The video series, filmed and edited by David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee among others, went on to win a national Emmy Award.

Band of Brothers Home away from Home

In 2006, the Detroit Free Press told the story of Michigans 1/24 Marines, documenting their tour of duty in Iraq as well as their families lives back home. Here, soldiers live day to day in a train station on the outskirts of Fallujah.

Here, soldiers live day to day in a train station on the outskirts of Fallujah. The video series, filmed and edited by David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee among others, went on to win a national Emmy Award.

Band of Brothers Sgt. Bryan Burgess

In 2006, the Detroit Free Press told the story of Michigans 1/24 Marines, documenting their tour of duty in Iraq as well as their families lives back home. Here, friends and family of Sgt. Bryan Burgess mourn his passing thousands of miles apart. David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee, DFP

Here, friends and family of Sgt. Bryan Burgess mourn his passing thousands of miles apart. The video series, filmed and edited by David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee among others, went on to win a national Emmy Award.

Band of Brothers Christmas

In 2006, the Detroit Free Press told the story of Michigans 1/24 Marines, documenting their tour of duty in Iraq as well as their families lives back home. Here, soldiers patrol Fallujah on Christmas night while also celebrating.

Here, soldiers patrol Fallujah on Christmas night while trying to retain some semblance of the season. The video series, filmed and edited by David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee among others, went on to win a national Emmy Award.

Band of Brothers End of a Tour

In 2006, the Detroit Free Press told the story of Michigans 1/24 Marines, documenting their tour of duty in Iraq as well as their families lives back home. Here, soldiers deal with what theyve seen and look homeward. David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee, DFP

Here, soldiers deal with what theyve been through and look homeward for a return to normalcy. The video series, filmed and edited by David P. Gilkey and Stephen McGee among others, went on to win a national Emmy Award.

Dust Off Medical Evacuation in Iraq

In 2006, Detroit Free Press photographer David P. Gilkey teamed up with USA Today reporter Gregg Zoroya to tell the story of medical evacuations of Marines in Iraq. Video produced by Stephen McGee. David P. Gilkey, DFP

In 2006, Detroit Free Press photographer David P. Gilkey teamed up with USA Today reporter Gregg Zoroya to tell the story of medical evacuations of Marines in Iraq. Video produced by Stephen McGee.

David Gilkey recounts Iraq coverage

Photojournalist David P. Gilkey recounts his coverage of the Iraq war while working for the Detroit Free Press. Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, June 2, 2016, while on assignment for National Public Radio.

Photojournalist David P. Gilkey recounts his coverage of the Iraq war while working for the Detroit Free Press. Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, June 2, 2016, while on assignment for National Public Radio.

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