1.0This Is Ushttps://ww2.kqed.org/thisisusEdward Gilberthttps://ww2.kqed.org/thisisus/author/edwardgilbert/Profile: Jeremiah Ridgeway | This Is Usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VeTmoLzm9f"><a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/thisisus/2011/11/07/jeremiah-ridgeway/">Profile: Jeremiah Ridgeway</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ww2.kqed.org/thisisus/2011/11/07/jeremiah-ridgeway/embed/#?secret=VeTmoLzm9f" width="600" height="338" title="“Profile: Jeremiah Ridgeway” — This Is Us" data-secret="VeTmoLzm9f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Jeremiah Ridgeway, a US Army Calvary Scout with the 10th Mountain Division, served 15 months in combat in Afghanistan. During that time he was able to take some remarkable photographs. One of which, was published in National Geographic.