Operation Anaconda

402460 08: U.S. Army Major Herndon (R) of the 10th Mountain Division looks over a bombed out al Qaeda position with other U.S. soldiers March 16, 2002 in the Shah-i-Kot Valley, Afghanistan. The U.S. Air Force soldier (L) picks up an Arabic copy of the Koran. The position was involved in heavy firing against U.S. soldiers when Operation Anaconda began March 2, 2002. U.S. Air Force planes took out the position. It is believed Arab and Chechen members of al Qaeda occupied Shah-i-Kot Valley positions. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)