ช่างภาพสะท้อนมุมมองเผยเบื้องหลังทหารผ่านกระจกใส

ผลงานการถ่ายภาพและการตัดต่อภาพด้วย Photoshop ช่างภาพชื่อว่า Devin Mitchell ชื่อว่า “The Veteran Art Project” เพื่อสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงอีกมุมหนึ่งของอาชีพทหาร อาชีพที่มีเกียรติสหรัฐฯ และถูกยกย่องว่าพวกเขาเหล่านี้ว่าเป็น “ฮีโร่” ในชีวิตจริงที่เป็นตัวตนจริงๆ ของเหล่าทหารนี้ เบื้องหลังยูนิฟอร์มมีเรื่องราวอะไรบ้าง

“I grew up in Kalispell Montana and enlisted shortly after high school. I served in a combination of places including Japan, Afghanistan, and Camp Pendleton CA as an avionics technician on UH-1 and AH-1 helicopters with HMLA 469. After my enlistment was up I moved back to Montana and started college at Montana State University where my wife was finishing up school. Once she graduated we moved to Phoenix and I transferred to ASU where I am continuing to study chemical engineering.” -Reid Thomas Buckley, United States Marine Corps with wife Kassandra Buckley and daughter Priscilla (dog). Sponsored by the Pat Tillman Veterans Center – Arizona State University Support: amazon link in bio

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“What you are and what you see in the mirror is what you decide.” @noahgallowayathlete, United States Army. @homesforourtroops #noahgalloway #army

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“‘Some wounds/injuries are never seen’. I am Devere SSG. (Ret. 23yrs) UT. ANG. OIF combat vet. 03-05 stigma of PTSD was something never said. My fight with alcohol, meds and the end of pain. I always wanted to serve and be in action. 1992 I started by trying for Special Forces, “Airborne” Ending with a wasted back and with the Engineer’s. But I found my home on the ground with soldiers and deployments for real world missions. Once out of uniform is when I had loss of control and the fight began. Please watch your battle buddy! No more Veteran suicide. No one should have to fight this battle alone!” -Dee Byergo, United States Army.

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“I have been in the Army for 13 years as a Medic. I started out on Active Duty where I met my husband when we were young Specialists. I deployed 4 months after we were married, to Camp Bucca, Iraq on a 15 month tour. As I was finishing my tour he started his at FOB Loyalty, Iraq. Being dual military has been an adventure; and a pain in the ass. We were treated as both a couple and single Soldiers at the same time depending on which was easier for the Army or could save some money. The stories and adventures from it are worth the hassle. He has been my rock through many hard times and I am thankful for whoever made the DA6 that month, without them we may have never met. I’m in the Reserves now and he is a 1LT in the National Guard. I think our life is more chaotic now with work, school schedules, two kids and both of our military duties, than it ever was on Active Duty. I wanted to have a happy picture for this project but this one captured real life for us. My husband was at a military school, while I was home with sick, crying kids. We reverse those roles constantly. I have since graduated with my degree in Human Growth and Development from the University of Utah. The hardest thing for me now is preparing for an upcoming deployment, as they are a whole new animal when you have kids. Also, this deployment is different in a leadership position vs my previous deployment where I was only responsible for myself.” @leslie_felder07, United States Army.

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“For as long as I can remember, military life is all I knew. My father was a Combat Search & Rescue helicopter pilot and my hero. I wanted to be just like him when I grew up so I followed in his footsteps earning my commission through the Air Force Academy. The military gave me the opportunity to develop as a leader while traveling the world alongside some of the most amazing people I’ve ever known. It was an honor to serve my country, but my time in uniform came to an end for me to pursue a new endeavor. Today, I follow my passion in the fitness industry competing professionally and helping others achieve their own health and fitness goals through my business.” @vigilance_watson United States Air Force.

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“There’s so many different ways to look at someone. What they accomplish, how they react towards victory or loss, their service, their honor, the good and the bad. Most only see a glimpse of someone and are quick to judge who they are by their appearance. The vanity of the mirror fades. When its all said and done what counts are the things that most people don’t see.” @danrockwellfitness, United States Army.

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“I consider this me shedding my skin… One of the hardest things I’ve ever dealt with was transitioning from military life to civilian life with a debilitating injury. Having planned on a 20+ year career in the infantry, my injury forced me to reevaluate my entire future. It forced me to find my new path. Through modeling, and baring everything, each and every scar, I was able to find my way. I was able to create my new normal. This is me nine years after getting blown up. This is me stronger than ever.” -BT Urruela, United States Army. @bturruela @bturruela @bturruela

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“Growing up the daughter of two retired Marines, when I decided to join the military in 2005, the Corps was the natural choice. I joined the reserves so I could serve my country and go to school at the same time. During my service as an MP, I deployed twice, once to Iraq and once as a non-lethal weapons instructor to several different countries with the Black Sea Rotation Force. I met my husband, Joel, in 2007 and we married in 2012. Our transition out of the military was difficult as we faced a medical board, and the reality that neither of us were eligible to reenlist. In 2013, we turned our sights to serving our fellow Veterans. I now have a MSW and work with Veterans going through crisis, and Joel is working towards a Bachelors in Therapeutic Recreation and hopes to study Physical Therapy in the future, working with wounded Veterans and active duty military. Semper Fidelis.” -Rebbecah Sinclair

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“My name is Charissa Littlejohn, I am a model, photographer, graduate, and above all I am a United States Air Force Veteran. Joining the military was the by the far best decision I could have ever made. I was blessed to be trained as a Medic and later chosen to be a Protocol Specialist where I worked closely with the base Commander, cabinet members, congressional delegates, and other government officials. After actively serving 5 years, I moved to California to pursue my passion as a model and photographer. The military has taught me so much about life, respect, duty, sacrifice, who I am, and who I want to become.” – Charissa Littlejohn, United States Air Force. @charissa_littlejohn @charissa_littlejohn @charissa_littlejohn Buy the book: www.veteranvisionproject.com/book Be photographed: www.veteranvisionproject.com/register

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“My story is not my own, alone. My narrative is not unique to me, but to the military service member as a whole. I never had an inherent need to feel the adrenaline rush of combat, or the feeling that I was missing something and needed a close brotherhood to make me feel whole. When I had children of my own, I really just wanted to do something that they could be proud of me for. I wanted to make a difference in other people’s lives and show my children that there is a sacrifice more fulfilling in this world that most people will never feel. I wanted to make a better world for my children and have them grow up in a country that they could be proud of and look back later in life and say that they had a safe and happy childhood, like I had, growing up. What I couldn’t anticipate, was the fact that I would spend most of their childhoods watching them grow up via email, Facetime, and phone. I wrestle with the demon of leaving my wife to carry on her own duties and mine, all alone, and at the same time raise and influence our children to be good, loving, caring, and decent little humans while I watch from afar. This is the biggest personal sacrifice of my choice to serve. All things being equal I still hold on to the hope, as all service men and women do, that this country and the world will be a better place when we are done. We are not arrogant enough to think that we can solve the world’s problems in a day, but we have to hold on to the idea that we are part of a greater good. We hold on to the hope that we can provide a better environment for our children and theirs and show them that there is always something deeply fulfilling in being part of something bigger than yourself. I love my soldiers and those that I serve with. I wouldn’t do anything differently, but we all hold on to the hope that those above us that pull the strings, are allowing us to do what we truly want to do; serve, protect, defend, and change the world around us for the better.” Douglas Hayes, United States Army. @blacksheep_actual @blacksheep_actual @blacksheep_actual

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“It’s because of the unspoken sacrifices of veterans, like Lt Bruce Robison, that the wildest American dream can become true.” -Jose Plata, United States Navy. @Chiple @jplata7

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📷 Savannah Tucker United States Marine Corps @savannahtucker619

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📷 Sean & Courtney Fuller 👶 Hunter Fuller United Stares Army @cfuller21873 Traveling through O.C., to San Diego next weekend.

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📷 Sgt. Kyle Stewart United States Marine Corps @kyle_stewart0331

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📷 Jorge Camejo, Cpl. United States Marine Corps @jecmontero

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