Marlboro Marine
The young Marine lighted a cigarette and let it dangle. White smoke wafted around his helmet. His face was smeared with war paint. Blood trickled from his right ear and the bridge of his nose.
Momentarily deafened by cannon blasts, he didn't know the shooting had stopped. He stared at the sunrise. His expression caught my eye. To me, it said: terrified, exhausted and glad just to be alive. I recognized that look because that's I how felt too.
Ref. https://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...EWS01/711260376
PTSD is a very serious issue to deal with, and I hope it works out well for him. The most important thing to have in dealing with the problem is a support structure of close friends, it seems he's just gained one in the photographer.
Note: From my experience, therapists are horrible at resolving PTSD cases but that may vary from person to person.