Posts tagged military

A German soldier returns home only to find his family no longer there. Frankfurt, 1946. 

Tony Vaccaro

20 Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken : #7

Terri Gurrola greets her 3-year-old daughter, Gabrielle Gurrola, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.Gurrola, who served seven months in Iraq, was one of many soldiers walking through the airport on Sept. 11 -some departing for Iraq and others returning.

American soldier of a mechanized unit sleeping in a foxhole lined w. cardboard after long grueling march through rugged mountains. 

Photo by George Silk. Italy, 1944

A photo series  following an ex-GI and his new wife re-visiting the battlefields of France where he fought in the war.

Photos by Tony Linck.  June,1947.

(Source: images.google.com)

Giving Way by Larry Burrows