Memorial Day 2023

“SOLDIER: BOSIAKI 364 DAYS IN IRAQ” ©Suzanne Opton 2004

Written by Suzanne Opton

The Soldier portraits were made with the cooperation of the military at Fort Drum army base. The soldiers I met were between tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. In making these portraits, I hoped to photograph the invisible. I thought that by looking in the face of a young person who had witnessed something unforgettable we might imagine what he had seen or done, or not done.

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