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The Marlboro Marine

Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:05 PM EST

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tyler

I just saw this today and was about to seed it. It's incredible.

Miller, weary from the battle, lit a cigarette, and Sinco's photograph of that moment became an icon of the Iraq War. But the connection between Sinco and Miller runs deeper. After returning from Iraq, Miller tried to return to his previous life but found his nights haunted by images of war and his life fractured by depression.

This is the story of how Miller struggles to heal his scars of war. But it is also a story of how two disparate lives became connected on a rooftop in Fallouja, and how they both continue to struggle with what happened.

Really well done. If you've got 20 minutes, spend it watching this.

3 votes

#1 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 3:02 PM EST

tyler

Here's a really good piece from the sidebar about Miller's initial reaction to new fame.

Miller, who was sent to Iraq in June, is the eldest of three brothers from the hamlet of Jonancy, Ky., in the heart of Appalachian coal country.

Never heard of Jonancy?

"It's named after my greatgreat-great grandparents: Joe and Nancy Miller," the Marine explained. "They were the first people in those parts."

4 votes

#1.1 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 5:24 PM EST

USAF Vet-923294

Liked the piece too Tyler. Shows a typical Marine.

2 votes

#1.2 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 8:42 PM EST

USAF Vet-923294

This is a very stark look at PTSD and its effects on the person and those around them. Thank you UTT73.

Clipping this to Military and Veteran's Vine.

2 votes

#2 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 3:37 PM EST

tyler

Clipping this to Military and Veteran's Vine.

Thanks. This should be seen, I can't believe I missed it for two years.

Transcript's here.

3 votes

#2.1 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 5:10 PM EST

USAF Vet-923294

I think many Iraq and Afghanistan vets should watch it. Many fear reporting the problems and stigma involved.

3 votes

#2.2 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 8:43 PM EST

rochart

"I have to ask you something, Blake," I said. "If I'd gone down in Fallouja, would you have carried me out?"

"Damn straight," he said, without hesitation.

"OK then," I said. "I think you're wounded pretty badly. I want to help you."

He looked at me for a moment. "All right," he said.

A human being and another...

1 vote

#3 - Wed Mar 3, 2010 3:41 PM EST

CL1

All I can say is "wow".

Our lives have such little significance in comparison to these Vets ... I have so much compassion and respect for them. I wish for them to find peace in their lives..