The Lives of American Soldiers, Before and After War

For his series “Service,” the photographer Platon followed military members training to fight in Iraq, then visited with them again when they returned home.

via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-lives-of-american-soldiers-before-and-after-war?mbid=rss

When Platon first arrived at The New Yorker as a staff photographer, in 2008, the magazine was redoubling its editorial attention to the war in Iraq