It's all in the eyes: Marines; Before, During & After

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...rvice.html

The eyes that reveal the trauma of war: Haunting portraits show Marines before, during and after service in Afghanistan

Hardened stares, averted gazes – these are the portraits documenting the changes war inflicts on its serving soldiers.
While the pictures – of Dutch Marines before, during and after deployment in Afghanistan – may not be shocking at first, they subtly hint at the soldiers' inner transformations.
They are the work of Dutch photographer Claire Felicie, who followed 20 marines between October 2009 and September 2010 to see if their faces were altered by their experiences.

Struggle


Knowing


Unsure


Hardened


Changed


Thoughtful


Tough


Wiser


Different


Experience

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Furrowed


Stern


Stare


Tired


Experiences

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PTSD is bullshit. They carried it into battle. They got it here. How could they not? They were abused simply for having difficulty with their homework. So, our responsibility goes further than we admit. Our caste system did this.