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Marine Whose Photo Lit Up Imaginations Keeps His Cool (Famous Iraq War Picture Alert)
Los Angeles Times ^
| 11/13/03
| Patrick J. McDonnell
Posted on 11/13/2004 5:36:06 AM PST by goldstategop
Miller is the young man whose gritty, war-hardened portrait appeared Wednesday in the Los Angeles Times, taken by Luis Sinco, a Times photographer traveling with Miller's unit: Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.
In the full-frame photo, taken after more than 12 hours of nearly nonstop deadly combat, Miller's camouflage war paint is smudged. He sports a bloody nick on his nose. His helmet and chin strap frame a weary expression that seems to convey the timeless fatigue of battle.
And there is the cigarette, of course, drooping from the right side of his mouth in a manner that Bogart or John Wayne would have approved of. Wispy smoke drifts off to his left.
The image, printed in more than 100 newspapers, has quickly moved into the realm of the iconic.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cprljamesblakemiller; falloujah; fallujah; iconicimage; iraq; iraqwar; marines; marlborogi; photo; smoking
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An iconic image of the Iraq War. And a Kentucky Country boy, Marine Corporal James Blake Miller is in the middle of the action. The Marlboro GI lives and recalls the famous Marlboro Cowboy ads of yore. There's something about the photo that makes you want to cheer on our troops in Iraq. Semper Fi, Cprl! You've earned the country's affection.
To: goldstategop
That was one great picture!
To: goldstategop
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:41:56 AM PST
by
ma bell
To: beyond the sea
He looks better than a movie star.
I wouldn't want to mess with him but reasured if HE came to my aid.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:42:27 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:43:06 AM PST
by
firewalk
To: goldstategop
THE MAN
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:43:14 AM PST
by
Tula Git
To: nmh
Watch for the liberals to say that the Islamic pukes are sensitive to smokers; it's one of the reasons that they hate america.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:44:18 AM PST
by
gortklattu
(check out thotline dot com)
To: gortklattu
...Watch for the liberals to say that the Islamic pukes are sensitive to smokers; it's one of the reasons that they hate america...Yeah, they're dying by the hundreds of second hand smoke.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:46:51 AM PST
by
FReepaholic
(Proud FReeper since 1998. Proud monthly donor.)
To: goldstategop
Neat! Prayers for his safe return!
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:47:07 AM PST
by
TAdams8591
(BORK SPECTER!!!)
To: goldstategop
He looks a lot younger all cleaned up..
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:48:16 AM PST
by
Jagdgewehr
(Californian - Living in a red state of mind.)
To: goldstategop
He's one fine specimen of a soldier and his picture will represent all our soldiers who fight the war on terrorism. He may be smoking a Marlboro, but he and all the others are "smoking the butts" of terrorists.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:48:18 AM PST
by
Ginifer
To: nmh
He looks better than a movie star.No kidding, and I'm a straight male! Yoi, he's a good looking guy!
To: nmh
Reminds me of a young Sam Elliott without the 'stache.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:49:12 AM PST
by
heckler
(wiskey for my men, beer for my horses, rifles for sister sarah)
To: ma bell
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:49:43 AM PST
by
Issaquahking
( Bush won, Arafat is dead! Life is good!)
To: Ginifer
This guy just tripled cigarette sales to teens.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:49:50 AM PST
by
LS
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To: gortklattu
He wants to do his time, then go back home.
The citizen-soldier.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:49:53 AM PST
by
section9
(Major Motoko Kusanagi says, "Jesus is Coming. Everybody look busy...")
To: goldstategop
The LA Times never misses an opportunity for the cheap shot:
"The photo seems to have struck a chord, as an image of America striking back at a perceived enemy, or just one young man putting his life on the line halfway across the globe."
"PERCEIVED" enemy??? PERCEIVED? Good God these people are infuriating.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:50:20 AM PST
by
SE Mom
(God Bless our troops.)
To: SE Mom
I don't care what the mainstream media thinks. The country views him as a hero.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:52:20 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: heckler
He's a handsome guy under all that face stuff.
If I were younger ....(dreaming) ... I could have a crush on him.
Blush, blush.
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posted on
11/13/2004 5:52:53 AM PST
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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