Sad news comes today: Tim Hetherington, the award-winning photojournalist who worked with Sebastian Junger on the documentary "Restrepo," has been killed in the fighting in Libya.
The film -- and Junger's powerful book, "War" -- chronicled life at a precarious American outpost in Afghanistan's remote Korengal Valley. Both works derived their substantial power from the soldiers' life-and-death battles, but also from the torment that comes when furious action is mixed with days of bordeom. The works are clear-eyed examinations of the psychology of war, quite different treatments from other works that focus on military strategy or tactics.
In his own way, Hetherington shared the same qualities of bravery found in soldiers of Battle company of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He was killed Wednesday in an explosion in the Libyan city of Misurata, according to news reports.
Rest in peace, Tim.