Jeremy M. Lange

Projects: - The War at Home (in progress): - Brenton Gray

Brenton Gray was kiled by a roadside bomb on August 18, 2006 in Iraq. Serving as a private military contractor for Cochise Consultancy, Gray had finished his enlisted career as a Green Beret and Special Forces Ranger, before returning to Iraq as a civilian contractor.

He was 34 when he was killed and is survived by his wife, Courtney, son, Cayden and sister, Randi.

A special thank you to the friends and families of the fallen service men and women who invited me to photograph their grief and their efforts to continue life after suffering such loss.

Randi Gray, left, Mr. Gray's sister and Courtney Gray, his widow, read memorial statements to the gathered friends and family.
   
Wayne Colombo, also a private contractor and former Special Forces soldier in Vietnem, was part of Mr. Gray's team when he was killed in Iraq.
   
Cayden Gray, Mr. Gray's son, stands near his father's grave.
     
  
Jill Jernigan, left, a childhood friend of Mr. Gray and Courtney Gray, Mr. Gray's widow, console each other at a memorial one year after Mr. Gray's death.
   
The grave of Brenton Gray, a former special forces soldier and private contractor killed in Iraq on August 18, 2006.