Close-up Battleland Diary, April 21-27 April 30, 2012 prev2 of 9next Baz Ratner / ReutersA U.S. Army officer from 5-20 Infantry Regiment attached to the 82nd Airborne Division walks through a poppy field while on patrol in Zharay district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 26, 2012. Share Read Later TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures from the front lines and home.