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| - The Marlboro Marine Photograph - James Miller is the young man whose gritty, war-hardened portrait |
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09-18-2008, 04:49 PM
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| The Marlboro Marine Photograph James Miller is the young man whose gritty, war-hardened portrait appeared in the Los Angeles Times, taken by Luis Sinco, a Times photographer traveling with Miller’s unit: Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. In the full-frame photo, taken after more than 12 hours of nearly nonstop deadly combat, Miller’s camouflage war paint is smudged. He sports a bloody nick on his nose. His helmet and chin strap frame a weary expression that seems to convey the timeless fatigue of battle. And there is the cigarette, of course, drooping from the right side of his mouth in a manner that Bogart or John Wayne would have approved of. Wispy smoke drifts off to his left. The image, printed in more than 100 newspapers, has quickly moved into the realm of the iconic. The Marlboro Marine, Corporal Miller has been kicked out of the military for, quote, “Personality disorder” when he had trouble adjusting life back at Camp Lejeune, he‘s been divorced, he‘s been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, jobless, and at times suicidal. |
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09-18-2008, 05:19 PM
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| Re: The Marlboro Marine Photograph Heh. Ya know that iconic silhouette drawing of the guy in the cowboy hat that Marlboro's been using since forever? Worn by macho dudes since, like, the sixties? Yeah. That one. It was created by a gay man,   |
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09-18-2008, 05:46 PM
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| Re: The Marlboro Marine Photograph Quote:
__________________ Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical violence. It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. In its most nonviolent form (known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it is compassion in the form of respectful disagreement. |
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10-21-2008, 09:55 PM
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| Re: The Marlboro Marine Photograph After originally supporting the war in Iraq, Miller has turned against it, noting "What have we gained as a country? What have we actually accomplished other than the loss of some damn fine people?" lol ouch :P bet the (pro-war) americans who sent him gifts would rather send him anthrax now, haha. see also: 2001 anthrax attacks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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11-17-2008, 08:02 PM
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| Re: The Marlboro Marine Photograph he's got post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in iraq, he's not alone on that one |
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11-27-2008, 05:42 PM
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12-15-2008, 10:49 AM
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| Re: The Marlboro Marine Photograph What a moving and sad image  |
