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Do You Think These Photos Show the Impact of War on Soldiers’ Faces?

Dutch photographer Claire Felicie captured before, during and after photos of servicemen in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps in an effort to show the effects of war on their faces.

The photos in Felicie’s collection, called “Here are the Young Men (Marked),” were taken between a 2009-2010 deployment to Uruzgan, Afghanistan, according to Lens Culture.

Dutch Photographer Takes Triptych Portraits of Soldiers to Show the Effect of War

(Photo: Claire Felicie via Lens Culture)

 

Dutch Photographer Takes Triptych Portraits of Soldiers to Show the Effect of War

(Photo: Claire Felicie via Lens Culture)

 

Dutch Photographer Takes Triptych Portraits of Soldiers to Show the Effect of War

(Photo: Claire Felicie via Lens Culture)

See the full album here. What do you think of the triptych portraits?


[H/T Gizmodo]

Comments (150)

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  • conservativewoman
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:02pm

    My husband joined the Marines at 19 years old and was wounded in Vietnam. He said the experienced matured him. He said, “I put away childish things.” He learned what was important
    and after facing death, he said he knew he could give his life for me and the kids without hesitation.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:09pm

      I know what shows the effects of war..it’s their face, but its also when they come home and get a job as a police officer and commence to beat and tase a homeless man to death.

      When they tase a 14yr old girl for not allowing herself to be brutalized phycially by a cop.

      V-MAN MACE  
    • BrotherWill
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:15pm

      How do I flag Vman Mace’s post as retarded?

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    • BrotherWill
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:17pm

      Oh yeah, and FYI Vman mace, I would pay to watch people tase you over and over.

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:20pm

      V-MAN!

      I heard you on the Alex Jones show yesterday!

      What if I say im not like the others, what if I say im not just another!

      Your the pretender! What if I say ill NEVER SURRENDER!

      Yeah man good stuff!

      Resist the NAZI police state!

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:22pm

      also Brotherwill just loves tyranny ingore him.

      WAKEUPUSA2012  
    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:26pm

      How very christian of u Brotherwill.

      “Oh yeah, and FYI Vman mace, I would pay to watch people tase you over and over.”

      Report Post » WAKEUPUSA2012  
    • last frontier
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:41pm

      Vgina where R U going with this, and aren’t supposed to be holding a rock and a sign at some port?

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    • Anarcho Capitalist
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:42pm

      Bring um HOME NOW!!!

      O ya, And end the Police State.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:55pm

      Anytime one faces death, it changes your perspective. I was not military, but faced death in a motor vehicle accident. That put me on the right path, but has scarred me both physically and mentally.

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    • Mesaba67
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 2:18pm

      V-Mace I don‘t know what your issue is but I am a vet and I cannot even deer hunt anymore because it isn’t in me to hurt another living creature. This is true of a great many of my buddies who have served. You have no clue what you are talking about. One thing is true, touch any of my family or friends at your own peril. Just like the lady said “put away childish things”.

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    • BelievinginAmerica
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:10pm

      #V-boy (I would NEVER refer to you as a man). You OBVIOUSLY have never served in the military, I would stake my life on it, because the militay has standards and I‘m certain you wouldn’t qualify.

      It’s BIG MOUTHS like you that get tased. I can hear you now screaming like a little girl “Don’t tase me bro” I just spit in your face!” There‘s a looser born every minute and you can’t fix stupid!

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    • ozchambers
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:36pm

      hey V-Joke, almost no one here is condoning police brutality, especially me. But I’m a vet and when you imply that all vets who serve on the police force want to hurt people, it makes me pretty damn pissed. Honestly, it wouldnt take an immersion into the violence of modern combat to want to taze your stupid @ss.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:43pm

      The first manis the most moving..In his first photo..he looks like the good looking teenager..a bit naieve but fully capable..his second photo..he looks like he’s in transition..and in his third..there is much hurt in his eyes.
      The second man: he looks determined in the first photo. The second he has light in his eyes as if he is fullfilling a mission and it is fulfilling him In his third he looks hardened but accomplished.
      The third man first photo.. “I came” second photo .. “I’m seeing”… third photo “ I saw”

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    • loriann12
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 4:30pm

      @conservativewoman

      I’m not trying to belittle the accomplisments or hardships of your husband and the time he served, but I served during the cold war, and I felt it matured me, too. I didn’t face death, but did face heavier responsibilities than I had ever imagined. I tracked subs, and had to remind myself (as a young 20-something girl) that I was just doing a job. Knowing where all the Russian subs are isn’t fun. Thank your husband for his service. I know what he means about it teaching you what we’re fighting for.

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    • Obama Bin Lying
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:08pm

      I love how V-man douche has to use several accounts to try to make it look like there are more of him than there are. I also want to Flag his posts as retarded as well….

      It is funny how all he can do is scream about a police state on every post. Obsess much?

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    • Deputy
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:08pm

      Ahh the whole v thing.

      Not over done at all…..

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    • Freedom.Fighter
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:15pm

      I do not always agree wih VMan’s stances on the issues at hand, but since his comment IS in fact based on true stories, I do believe it is a problem worth looking into. There are incidences with people like the police abusing their power and it has been reported to sometimes stem from experiences while serving overseas.
      To insult someone for bringing up inconvenient facts makes you look weak-minded.
      FYI: I have been in the Army since 2005.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:33pm

      Mesaba67

      All I’m saying is that some of them come home with some …issues…that need to be addressed, and some of those …issues…becomes …issues…for the rest of us when they’re in certain positions of power.

      You may have…other issues… but I’d never threaten you or your family. I’m a threat to the Police State. I even saw the Police L.E.A.D.S. printout that confirms that I’m on the FEMA list as having a “Violent Tendencies/ Strongarm” SECRET designation. I just hope YOU aren‘t one of those fools who think I’m going to the FEMA Camp. It would be a very bad day for you, and your family.

      One of the things I noticed about soldiers is that they refer to cops as “sheepdogs”, well I’m here to tell you, I’m not a sheep, and if you act like a dog, well, expect to be treated like a dog.

      WAKEUPUSA……. YEA!!!! RESISTANCE IS VICTORY!

      last frontier

      I think you have me confused with an OWS Protestor. I protest the Police State and the Federal Reserve, and I’m a Tea Party member, registered Independent, and Conservative Libertarian.

      BelievinginAmerica

      I’m not into dodging bullets for 40k to start a business and a paid college tuition in a war based on lies, thank you very much. I would willingly fight and die protecting my country if we’re actually invaded or in real danger, and I’d do it for FREE. I’d NEVER subject myself to being used as cannon fodder for Manifest Destiny nation building. BTW, I don’t spit. Home training.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:44pm

      ozchambers

      I didn’t imply that. You inferred that. Big difference, you read into my comment what YOU WANTED to read into it. Not my problem. Yours.

      Based on your response, you definitely ought not wield a taser in a professional capacity. Even in war, if you reacted like that to one of our unit OR an enemy, I’d put you down myself. You’re a liability and you would put us all in danger.

      Obama Bin Lying

      So..what accounts are you asserting that I’m using? I’ve never used anything except Sinista Mace and V-Man, so try again. Perhaps the “V-Team” is larger than you think. (hint: You are surrounded.)

      The Police State is not an object of my obsession, it’s reality. I live in it. How does one become obsessed with reality? How do you reconcile your cognitive dissonance with the National Defense Authorization Act? ***FAIL***.

      Freedom.Fighter

      Be careful who’s ideology you align with, they will descend on you like a pack of rabid hyenas in defense of their heroes (even if you are one of them). They are, indeed, cannibalistic.

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    • The Crismil
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 5:59pm

      Vboy and FF. FYI the U.S. Supreme Court actually set the standard for the Use of Force Model that involves the tasing of that 14 year old. The reason the Taser is below the use of strikes and muscle compliance techniques is that when you are struggling with someone, even a 14 year old girl, things can happen that cause serious bodily harm, like broken fingers, arms legs, dislocated shoulders etc. The Taser simply in a pain compliance technique. Speaking as a war vet and a member of the civilian law enforcement community who has been Tased in order to get certified, I have to agree with the Supreme Court on this one. The Taser is 5 seconds of wanting it to end YESTERDAY. But I got up, shook it off and walked away with no after effects.

      I’d rather see her deal with that 5 seconds than risk her being in a cast for 6 weeks.

      On the subject of our guys coming back and abusing people…I’ve got news for you, the REAL problem is that the ones who are having issues are committing suicide or having family problems. Problems on the job are usually addressed directly. There are, I admit a few departments who don’t deal with it adequately, but as a percentage it’s miniscule and far below the damage on the personal level.

      I’ve got a better direction for you to focus your zeal. Get hold of your Congressman and Senators and have them focus a little effort to early detection and intervention efforts all four branches are working on.

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    • ICEDRAGONNITE
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 6:37pm

      BROTHERWILL
      I pay too. He is such a Dou*** bag.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 6:41pm

      The Crismil

      The fact of the matter is that cop used the force of a taser at his discretion against a 14yr old girl.
      “I was just following orders” doesn’t fly with me. Tasers are deadly weapons. They are LESS lethal, yet still DEADLY weapons. I’d rather you not tase my daughter because she might die, thank you. if you cannot restrain a 14yr old girl without causing broken anything, bruised anything, then you are not fit to be a cop, nor are you fit to be a parent.

      I understand the suicide issue and I sympathize with the victims, but who do you think I blame? Definitely not the suicide victim. But that doesn’t directly affect me as a citizen. It directly affects me where the rubber meets the road. Now we have cops being militarized and federalized with the most aggressive and psycho/socio-pathic being promoted and celebrated, such as the retired Officer Simone of Cleveland. They’re coodinating with military and Homeland Security (TSA) performing random checkpoints in violation of Posse Comitatus.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 7:20pm

      Why do you think that active duty military gives Ron Paul more money than ALL of the other Republicans COMBINED? Why do you think they have given him even more than the current resident of the White House? (He also got the most in 2007)

      They know he will use them judiciously, and wisely, not carelessly. They know he is HONORABLE. Lot’s of “keyboard cowboys” here that would be the first to send someone ELSE overseas, but would curl up like a little baby if they were ever in a firefight.
      https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=ron+paul+most+donations+from+military

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    • The Tin Man
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 9:06pm

      There is a lot to be said for the stress felt upon a person making life or death decisions. You see it in our Presidents, military, law enforcement, and people who place themselves in those situations. It impacts much more than just appearances. When you have a second or less to decide someone’s life or death; it changes you. When you know your decision will be challenged step by step by those who have hours to dissect your immediate response in action; it makes it worse.

      After serving in the ARMY and Law Enforcement, I’m not at all surprised by the changes these photos show. What the photos do not show is the changes the individuals feel as it relates to their thoughts and personal life. That is why a simple “thank you” means so much to them.

      V-Man, I support you right to think and say what you wish. I have fought for your right and will protect it. I love you as one of God’s children and I hope one day you take the time to meet and get to know one of the people you judge. Even better walk a day in their shoes. You might find your pants wet from fear.

      God bless our Military Personnel, Law Enforcement, Patriots, and the Dissenters. All are necessary to keep our country strong.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 6:51am

      The Tin Man

      Um…not really, buddy. I haven’t passed judgement on anyone. You haven’t fought for my 1st Amendment rights. None of these wars are for my rights. They’re for nation building, Manifest Destiny BS. Get over yourself. I come from 3 generations of Police Officers. I have 3 generations of Army Veterans in my family. Try again.

      I live in a dystopic urban jungle and protest the Police State at their front door. I’ve been shot at in broad daylight. I carry a big pistol. I face danger daily and my pants stay dry. You have me pegged for some pantywaist because I have the NERVE, the AUDACITY to criticize my public servants.

      You have no clue how dangerous I am.

      RESIST THE NAZI POLICE STATE!!!!

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    • markthespark
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 8:26am

      “he said he knew he could give his life for me and the kids without hesitation.” That is an understandable position regarding the ones you love. My complaint; is our foreign policy correct, is it really in defense of the homeland? I have come to believe it is not. The policy is made by the same corrupt politicians and bureaucrats that have given us $15 trillion in debt and widespread cronyism. I have come believe the never-ending war drums are just another facet and tool of Big Government and if you support this policy of unending war like all but one of our Republican candidates you support Big Government.

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    • FNTM
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 8:55am

      V-Man – you seem particularly cheerful today.

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 9:29am

      Like a number of these posts say. What these photos show is the impact on war on their faces. Not from the war itself but it shows that they have learned what is important and what is not important, what they show is a resolve to keep the important things in lives.

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    • aquablue
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:48am

      vman your view is twisted.

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    • rscrowther
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 11:50am

      I’ve deployed multiple times to both Iraq and Afghanistan. The most difficult thing to deal with after coming back was not my experiences while deployed, but coming back to the Country I love and seeing so many people willing to give up their freedom in exchange for the (perceived) security of government guaranteed housing, jobs, food and health care. Fighting for people‘s freedom that don’t want it can be disheartening.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on December 21, 2011 at 10:08pm

      rscrowther

      What the hell makes you think that what’s going on in Iraq and Afghanistan is for my freedom?

      That arrogance is disgusting.

      VOMITUS.

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  • bhelmet
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:01pm

    Is it war? Worry over the dollar? Garden of Beasts? George Soros? Obama? China? EMP? Who knows, so much to worry about, so little time. Damn, I have never been in war, but I bet my facial expressions are not very encouraging – unless I am in church – great smiles there.

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    • JohnnyMidknight
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 2:53pm

      I say it is the Garden of Beasts… Especially if Glenn is reading and discussing it with them over Christmas dinner. LOL

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    • ozchambers
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:42pm

      Does combat age a person? Yeah, depending on the severity of the deployment. But one must also factor in that the men are at least one year older AND have spent a tour in a very harsh, non-climate controlled, dusty, dirty environment. If you spent a year hiking up the appalachian trail it might make you age faster also.

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  • Waterlylys
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:55pm

    What I see is a lot of photo shopping.

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  • symphonic
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:55pm

    THE EYES. Jesus said the eyes were the windows to the soul, and in the third pictures the eyes look dark, glazed over, like love for life is less. No twinkle in them.

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    • JohnnyMidknight
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:04pm

      You don’t need the impact of war to have that mindset. Heck, just look around at the current state of affairs. Whether you are an Occupier or a Tea Party Member, their are many on each side that would think that the world would be better without the other. You do not have to look at politics, just look at the words from each group.

      There is evil a foot in the common day to day affairs. It is not only domestic either. Iran, Korea, China, Russia, EU, etc… Tensions are rising and are reaching a pinnacle that could swing either way. Question is, do we seek to heal or hurt… It is a personal question we all need to ask ourselves and answer.

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    • corbecket
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:28pm

      Yeah, I don’t see any big differences frankly. What seems to be fairly consistent is that the first picture in each series shows at least the hint of a smile. The pictures really mean nothing. Certainly what war does is no more of an effect in the pictures than the passage of time and what it does to your face.

      What‘s important is what’s in the brain, instead of what’s on the face. Could be good. Could be bad. You never know. A guy working in a support area has a very different level of stress than a guy in combat operations. I had friends that served in Vietnam. One worked in the data processing center, and another was a grunt out in the field. They had completely different experiences during the war. What each of these guys do in their military careers needs to be determined before anyone can come up with theories on what it might do to their face. It’s really a rather silly question.

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    • BelievinginAmerica
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:13pm

      It is in the eyes….just saying.

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    • flyoverbob
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 3:48pm

      Its called the thousand yard stare.I remember the first time I saw it was in Cam Rahn Bay in Vietnam.There were guys going home as we were just getting in country.We passed by them as they were getting on the plane and I thought we would get heckled.It wasn’t like that,they looked right through us like we werent there.
      Someone said that time would do this,really they were probably there a year total.And its true you dont know what their occupation was.

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  • @leftfighter
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:49pm

    No, they don’t show he impact of war.

    They definitely show the impact of the sun (which affects the skin’s aging) and as we all know, the sandbox tends to have lots and lots of the shiny stuff.

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    • Ballot_Box_Revolution
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:09pm

      agreed I was going to say the same….although the eyes do tell tales…those are eyes that are constantly on the look out. but i think the more you use something they will change.

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  • TPaine
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:45pm

    You want to see change in appearance? Check out the pictures of each of our Presidents before they won the election, and 4 years later. I think Clinton was the most obvious – his hair was a dark brown when he went in, and when he came out, it was white.

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  • Dismayed Veteran
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:44pm

    2 have the 1000 yard stare. The other is a killer.

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    • boomboom
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:50pm

      agreed.
      For myself, I‘d worry if I wasn’t showing.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:51pm

      Ah… Detroit… St Louis, Chicago…

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  • SecularConservative
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:42pm

    These pictures seem like propaganda. They are smiling in the first and frowning in the last. The message seems to want to say that war is evil and not a real experiment. I’ll admit that I looked different after the Army/OEF, but I was also 5 years older… and still smiling :)

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    • Lord_Frostwind
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:57pm

      I wonder how much of it has to do with the rigorous training and change of diet that made them lose some of the fat on their face? Personally, I think this is just another “artist” trying to make a point but the only people who get it are other artists.

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    • corbecket
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 1:33pm

      @secularconservative

      Remember that Europeans usually do not smile for their official pictures (passports especially). It is a cultural difference that we Americans should take into account. Smiles or not, it means even less to these Euro soldiers.

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    • SecularConservative
      Posted on December 20, 2011 at 6:44am

      In some places it‘s the same way with getting ID’s in the states now. I don’t think the “artist” is using their official ID pictures.

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  • Skee
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:41pm

    I don’t think they look any different except for the tan.
    The photos should be taken of average citizens
    after three years of Obama. I know I’ve added
    afew grey hairs and some wrinkles.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:36pm

    Over what time period ? They could show the effects of excessive partying also…

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  • John 3:16
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:32pm

    They look like Heros to me. These are the men and women who keep us safe. They are angels in my book.

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    • boltach
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:38pm

      they serve in the Netherlands military

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    • lukerw
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:48pm

      I spent a Month in Norway & Sweden… and this looks Normal!

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  • allonline
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:26pm

    Yes it shows….if it didn’t it would be weird!

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    • kurtnut
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:44pm

      It looks like normal aging to me.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:46pm

      So… no one in your family served in WWII, Korea, Viet Nam… and looked and acted Normal?

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    • Gary Fishaholic
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:49pm

      I can see it as well. War is never good! But sometimes necessary evil is still out there.

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  • Whyismynamealwaystaken
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:25pm

    I see the effects of out door weather. The true effects are on the inside.

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    • HorseCrazy
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:34pm

      while I agree, you can still see it in the eyes.

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    • PlowMan
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:35pm

      That’s right. You should see folks that spend a lot of time out working construction.

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  • southernORcobra
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:22pm

    some do some don’t I guess

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  • Lawrence7
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:21pm

    If these photos show anything it is the face of wisdom and more importantly, maturity, that comes from the real life experience of the human condition and the impact of war.

    We could use more Mature young men in this nation, that is for sure.

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  • schroeder123
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:20pm

    I can see it.

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  • KickinBack
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:19pm

    If the after photo is supposed to be the horrid one, (I really don’t see a difference in these photos) then do not look at a photo of me *after* I wake up in the morning. Hell, it’d be a sin just to take a pic of me then.

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  • netmail
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:19pm

    The spark in their eyes has dimmed and they look sleep deprived. If the eyes are windows to the soul, these souls are obviously damaged. Even without war, a lot of people look like this today. (empty and depressed)….and I think, with good reason too.

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  • momrules
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:18pm

    Yes, it shows. How could anyone, especially if thay have seen combat, not have the effects on their faces?

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:18pm

    War is an ugly yet necessary business. That we ask our young people to do this; they should be well taken care of when they return. This cost should be borne by the FED; NOT caring for the ‘poor’, that is the responsibility of the individual State.

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  • TreeTrimmerJim
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:17pm

    War wears… so does time.

    Show your son before, during and after a divorce.

    War wears… so does experience.

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  • yiska8
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:13pm

    War wears on more than a man’s face. Their eyes tell it all. Brave,strong chaps.

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  • SmallGovBigGuns
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:11pm

    they look fairly similar in my eyes.. but the are also dutch soldiers so how much did they actually do i can not say.

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  • warrior21
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:11pm

    Was this before, or after they turned over their weapons to the Serbs?

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  • AmericanLass
    Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:10pm

    War is hell and yes it does reflect on their faces and in their eyes. The eyes have seen every imaginable horror. Its something they will never be able to erase from their minds. But I pray that they can with proper help from us all they can live the rest of their lives in peace and happiness. They truly deserve to.

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    • TXPilot
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:12pm

      The look is called the “thousand yard stare”….

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    • EgoBrain
      Posted on December 19, 2011 at 12:14pm

      I think they look best, in the middle photos. Otherwise, I see no difference.

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