Take a moment…

…and check out the New York Times’ interactive treatment of Fort Drum’s 1-87th battalion in Afghanistan. It’s really an incredible set of videos and photos (by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Damian Winter), captured moments, audio journaling, and storytelling.

These are soldiers and families who live right here in the North Country.  Their feelings and experiences reverberate.

And for the newsy side of the deployment, listen to my interview with the Times’ lead reporter on this project, Jim Dao.