Photos of 2009

May 2009

This iconic photo of the Afghanistan war highlights the human nature of the conflict. Soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban positions in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province. Spc. Zachery Boyd of Fort Worth, TX, far left was wearing "I love NY" boxer shorts after rushing from his sleeping quarters to join his fellow platoon members. 

Photo by David Guttenfelder

2009 in photos

March 2009

Locals in the capital city of Assam in India tranquilize a leopard which had previously mauled three people in this dense city.

Photo by Getty Images

April

The aftermath of the earthquake in L'Aquila in Italy in April. The dome by Giuseppe Valadier is left exposed at Santa Maria del Suffragio's Church.

2009 In Photos

January



These dramatic scenes in January came about after pilot ­Chesley Sullenberger successfully landed an American Airways plane on the River Hudson in New York. Amazingly all 155 people on board lived to tell the tale.

February

The aftermath of Australia's forest fires in February that killed over 170 people. (Photo my Rick Tsikas)