kˈæmɹə ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ pˈɔːl dˈʌɡləz, bɹˈɑːlæn, ænd ɐn ɪɹˈæki tɹænslˈeɪɾɚ nˈeɪmd "sˈæm", wɜː wɪð kˈæptɪn dʒˈeɪmz "ˈælɪks" fˈʌŋkhaʊsɚɹ ʌvðə fˈoːɹθ bɹɪɡˈeɪd kˈɑːmbæt tˈiːm ʌvðə fˈoːɹθ ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən, wɪð hˈuːm ðeɪ wɜːɹ ɛmbˈɛdᵻd, wˌɛn ɐ kˈɑːɹ bˈɑːm wʌz dˈɛtənˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ ɹᵻmˈoʊt fˈoʊn kˈɔːl.
Camera operator Paul Douglas, Brolan, and an Iraqi translator named "Sam", were with Captain James "Alex" Funkhouser of the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, with whom they were embedded, when a car bomb was detonated by a remote phone call.