[goldstategop]

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.

[AnnaZ]

The funniest thing about this pic, to me, is how it's by an L.A. Times photog, yet the L.A. Times was the only paper that carried it in a small version, and on the 6th page. All other papers (in Seattle, Houston, NYC, etc.) had it blown up and placed front and center.

 

They write about its iconic status now, but, typically, it was other papers that recognized its power and made it famous.

 

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[RightWingBev]

Now this is what America is all about this fine youngman, if only john Kerry would of've gotten that clue instead of using Whoopi as an example of America
Just think what could of've been?????However he has no clue what America is all about.
Kudo's to the this fine youngman You Make America and your mother proud.
Our prayers are with you and all the rest of the brave military

[Ciexyz]

There's something very WW II-ish about that photo. "Heaven Knows Mister Allison" with Robert Mitchum.