Filipino photojournalist Luis Sinco wrote this poignant piece for the Los Angeles Times where he works. It is a must-read.Sinco is known as a great photographer; this article shows he's a brilliant writer as well.
In 2004, while embedded in Fallouja, he took a picture of Marine Lance Cpl. James Blake Miller [below].
That image, dubbed as "Marlboro Marine", made Miller famous and Sinco a Pulitzer finalist.
But their intertwined lives didn't end when they went home.
The article deftly shows what war does to young soldiers and to the people who care about them.
[Miller's photo from latimes.com; Sinco's photo from milkeninstitute.org]
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