After Combat, a Photographer and a Marine Find Common Ground – The New York Times

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After Combat, a Photographer and a Marine Find Common Ground

A photographer went from taking the picture of a Marine under fire to collaborating with him on a book about war and its emotional aftermath.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/combat-photographer-marine-ptsd-book/

My camera shutter whirred as a rocket-propelled grenade wobbled toward Sgt. Thomas James Brennan, leader of Third Platoon, Fourth Squad, Alpha Company, First Battalion, Eighth Marines. Then came the explosion, followed by a ringing silence. Gunfire and shouting soon resumed, breaking a momentary spell. The noise, dust and confusion of battle made it difficult to know what had just happened.