Another Recent Red Eye cover

Just noticed one other Red Eye cover from while I was away.

Recent RedEye Cover

Quite a departure from a month long series from Afghanistan, but this cover ran while I was away.

Hairbangers Ball guitarist Bobby Bones shreds during a performance at Joes on Weed St. in Chicago, Ill. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For Red Eye)

Also had an NPPA monthly clip contest 3rd place in sports.

Some additional work from Afghanistan

 

May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Police officer attends a meeting with village elders in the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team assisted personnel from the Afghan National Army, Afghan Border Police, and Afghan National Police, in visiting and assessing the village of Sang Bor. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 24, 2010 - Bala Murghab, Afghanistan – School children clap during an assembly at the boys school in Bala Murghab, Badghis Province, Afghanistan.(© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 24, 2010 - Bala Murghab, Afghanistan – Hills near Bala Murghab, Badghis Province, Afghanistan.(© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Combat at OP Barracuda

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to return fire during a firefight at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, left, and Sgt. Arturo Alvarez, right, both of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to return fire at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – Sgt. Arturo Alvarez, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, returns fire during a firefight at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Ssg. Deandre Strange, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, heads for cover after enemy fire was received at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – 2Lt. Paul Basaldua, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, maneuvers during a firefight at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Bunnell of 3rd platoon, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fires a Javelin missile at a structure that armed individuals were seen entering, at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Setting Up OP Barracuda

May 25, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, unloads supplies at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

U.S. Army soldiers from Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division in cooperation with Afghan forces established Observation Point Barracuda on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. OP Barracuda is the newest and most southern observation point supporting Forward Operating Base Todd near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province. The soldiers faced enemy fire while advancing to the new ground and were attacked again during the following days while constructing the post. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to install an American flag at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 26, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Shawn Ewing, of 1st Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, sets up a .50-Caliber machine gun at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Arturo Alvarez of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, shaves using the mirror on the door of an MATV vehicle at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

 May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army soldiers from  3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, make use of downtime at Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

 May 27, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Cody Hout, left, and Pfc. Branden Haworth, right both of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, carry sandbags while fortifying Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 27, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 28, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Jones, of 3rd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rests while fortifying Observation Post Barracuda near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 28, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Observation Post Highlander

May 23, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army soldier from the Higher Headquarters Company, 1st KANDAK, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, uses a portable radio while resting at Observation Post Highlander near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 23, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 24, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1Lt. Steven Robinson, uses his scope to watch movement on a distant hill during a foot patrol of neighboring hills near Observation Post Highlander near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 24, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Observation Post Highlander

May 24, 2010 - Badghis Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1Lt. Steven Robinson, pauses during a foot patrol of neighboring hills around Observation Post Highlander near Bala Murghab in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 24, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Village Patrols

May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Bittick, of 1st Platoon, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patrols a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers accompanied Afghan National Army and National Police forces in visiting several villages in the Kushk District to meet with locals and look for signs of Taliban presence. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army 2Lt. Robert Hashe, of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, patrols a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

 May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army 1Lt. David Grindle, of Headquarters Company, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, uses his rifle's scope to observe distant movement while patrolling a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

X-Ray

May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Oliff, of Headquarters Company, Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, examines an X-Ray of a villager who suffered a broken arm at a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The villager had received treatment and the X-Ray at a hospital but required a fresh bandage and splint from Spc. Oliff. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Turkmenistan Border

 

 May 19, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army soldier takes in the view at a remote outpost near the Turkmenistan Border in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Afghan National Army and Police, accompanied by U.S. Army soldiers visited a remote Afghan Border Police outpost on the Turkmenistan border. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Kushk District

Kushk District Patrols in Afghanistan
May 18, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan - An Afghan National Policeman patrols a village in the Kushk District of Herat Province. U.S. Army soldiers accompanied Afghan National Army and National Police forces in visiting several villages in the Kushk District to meet with locals and look for signs of Taliban presence. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

See it here : http://www.thepicturesoftheday.com/index.html?month=MAY&day=19&year=2010

Cell Phone Photo

May 17, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –Afghan National Police shoot cell phone photos of the body of a suspected Taliban fighter who was killed during fighting that left two U.S. Army vehicles disabled in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 17, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, joined by the Afghan National Army and Police, responded to assist soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, who had been ambushed the previous day, disabling two of their vehicles. (© Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Off Road

May 17, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, return to their base in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 17, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Herat Province

May 17, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan –U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Bittick, left, and Spc. Bradley Oliff, right, both of Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, break for lunch in Kushki Kuhna District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Monday, May 17, 2010. Soldiers from Alpha Troop joined by the Afghan National Army and Police, responded to assist soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, who had been ambushed the previous day, disabling two of their vehicles. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Task Force Fury

May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler Babcock, of Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, watches the horizon while on patrol near the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team assisted personnel from the Afghan National Army, Afghan Border Police, and Afghan National Police, in visiting and assessing the village of Sang Bor. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – A police officer from the Afghan National Police heads into the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Cpt. Aron Hauquitz, of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, heads into the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – U.S. Army 1Lt. Kyle Bruffy, of Alpha Troop, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, heads on foot into the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 15, 2010 - Herat Province, Afghanistan – Village elders meet with U.S. and Afghan forces in the village of Sang Bor in Herat Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, May 15, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Afghan National Army

May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the 2nd KANDAK, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, exercise at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the 2nd KANDAK, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, exercise at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the Higher Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, prepare to leave for a mission from Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army soldiers of the Higher Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 207th Corp, prepare to leave for a mission from Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army recruits practice operating machine guns during week six of their basic training at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)
May 12, 2010 - Herat, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army recruits practice operating machine guns during week six of their basic training at Camp Zafar near Herat, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Camp Zafar is the headquarters of the 207th corp of the Afghan National Army. (Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMA Press)

Yeasayer

Yeasayer's Chris Keating (vocals, keyboards) performs at The Metro in Chicago, Ill., on on Thursday, April 29, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

Home School Prom

Amanda Keen, center, 17, of Crystal Lake, dances at a home-school prom at the Randall Oaks Golf Club in West Dundee. (Photo for the Tribune by Andrew A. Nelles / April 23, 2010)

Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/happynews/ct-x-home-school-prom-20100428,0,5839726.story

Larkin vs. St. Charles North Baseball

St. Charles North's Ryan Richardson safely makes it to first as Larkin's Shane Glasgow makes a catch during the first inning at St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Ill., on Monday, April 26, 2010. (Andrew A. Nelles / Photo for The Courier-News)

Story: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/sports/2204224,3_2_EL27_SCN_S1-100427.article

St. Eds Softball

St. Edward's Maddie Kerr prepares to throw to first base for an assist during the Green Wave's tournament Saturday at the Elgin Sports Complex. (Andrew A. Nelles | for the Courier-News)

Story: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/sports/2171106,3_2_EL18_STED_S1-100418.article