Hammer: character story
Hammer: The Reporter at Kandahar
A reporter watches a wounded soldier return to Kandahar and asks the question at the heart of his legend: why do they call him Hammer?
Series
Hammer: The Modern Story
About this video
This companion scene revisits the casualty evacuation from the observer's side. The aircraft, field hospital and reporter connect the public account of the incident to the wounded man still recovering inside the multinational medical unit.
Context
This is a fictional scene from Hammer and a companion to ‘Why They Called Him Hammer’. Its reporter, patient and events are dramatic creations; the military setting is cinematic rather than documentary evidence of a specific incident.