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The American soldier...the men and women who join up because they are proud to serve their country. When there is peace, their readiness is the backbone of our security. In battle, they fight and die for us.
This exhibition includes photographs from the bloody Civil War clashes in the nation?s heartland to the fighting in the streets of Baghdad. It?s the GIs...the Army, the Marines; those who march the dusty trails, climb the icy ridges, dig the muddied trenches, carve the paths in the jungle, endure the blinding sandstorms and the treacherous heat and diseases. They know the face of the enemy and the hellfire of war.
Through it?s more than 150 years since the birth of photography, the camera has become the soldier?s historical notebook, recording the lives and times of these brave warriors. As photography improved, so did the record of the American soldier. The camera got closer and closer to a soldier?s life as it captured the hard times, the humor, the courage, the camaraderie, the honor, the victories and for some, the ultimate sacrifice, death.
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