If you haven't been to BlackFive lately, you've missed The Third Rule of War.

A look into the perspective of those who treat our wounded heroes in the field, this one is a must-read.

A U.S. soldier from the 29th Infantry Division of the Virginia Army National Guard stoops to enter and search the home of a suspected Taliban member in Afghanistan, June 4, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



U.S. soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, speak to a villager in the Ajristan Valley of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, during a patrol in support of an operation, June 2, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



A U.S. officer, center, assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, questions a villager, left, through an interpreter during a patrol in the Ajristan District of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, in support of an operation, June 2, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



U.S. soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, conduct a morning patrol in the Ajristan Valley of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, June 2, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



U.S. soldiers from Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, cross an irrigation ditch during a morning patrol in the Ajristan Valley of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, in support of an operation, June 2, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



U.S. soldiers with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, search the home belonging to Taliban member Mohammad Nur during Operation Enduring Freedom, June 4, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



U.S. soldiers with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, search the home belonging to Taliban member Mohammad Nur during Operation Enduring Freedom, June 4, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.



U.S. soldiers with Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, search the home belonging to Taliban member Mohammad Nur during Operation Enduring Freedom, June 4, 2005. Defene Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt Joseph P. Collins Jr.

HEROES — Vice President Richard B. Cheney, left, participates in the Heroism Awards Ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., June 10. Pictured from left are Navy Chief Petty Officer Donald B. Stokes, Army Chief Warrant Officer David B. Smith, Air Force Maj. Matthew R. Glover, Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephan Johns and Army Master Sgt. Donald R. Hollenbaugh. Defense Dept. photo by David Bohrer

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