The photo was taken after almost twelve hours of non-stop fighting during one of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war, the battle of Fallouja. It was published on the front-page of over 150 newspapers and has been republished countless times. The soldier is Marine Lance Corporal James Blake Miller and the effects of war are etched clearly on his face. Miller and his squad had just survived one of the longest nights of their lives, pinned down on a rooftop under heavy enemy fire. A year after the photo was taken The Marlboro Marine was honorably discharged after being diagnosed with a severe case of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Jennifer at Keep Passing The Open Windows has passed along a challenge. Write a six (or less) word autobiography. That’s a tough one for a blabber mouth like me!
Young for my years, and Old Been There, Done That, Bought Shirt Success, Failure, Happiness is my option
Take your pick, they all work!
MjL 12 Apr 2008, 5:00 a.m.
#MedicalMafia I had to take Ben to the doctor’s office last evening to get some antibiotics. He dropped a tripod on a big toe a couple weeks ago and it won’t heal up. We’ve had him soaking it in warm water and hydrogen peroxide every evening but it still looks infected. It’s a small cut along the edge of his toenail and the irritation seems to keep it open. After lots of waiting at the doctors office and the pharmacy we finally got him home and started on some pills. He still needs to keep soaking it too. At least now maybe we won’t have to amputate like I’ve been telling him we would have to. I don’t think he was too worried about it. My kids have never listened to me. Ben says he read yesterday’s blog and cleaned up his part of the mess and the rest is Aaron’s. Aaron says, “Nuh - Uugh” or something like that.
MjL 12 Apr 2008, 5:00 a.m.
Epson salts is a good soak for something infected,draws out the infection.
JEL 12 Apr 2008, 8:21 a.m.
#MedicalMafia I dropped a cinder block(don’t ask) on my foot. The same thing happened to me and the toe never healed. I went to a doctor and he told me my nail was smashed down so it began to grow like ingrown toe nail. So I was lucky enough to get a numbing shot in my foot then get the nail removed! Oh how fun!
K. Monroe 12 Apr 2008, 8:56 a.m.
Thanks for not holding the challange against me! It’s kind of the internet form of a chain letter (without the threats of doom)...
I found it hard, too, to keep it to 6 words!
Jennifer 12 Apr 2008, 12:50 p.m.
I wouldn’t ordinarily do this sort of thing —— but after I tried one it got kind of contagious. I should have just left one, but kept going. Oh Well.
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