You don't find the snappy blue uniform of the Marine Corps on the battlefield.

A close-up view of a Marine lieutenant seen from behind, wearing a camouflaged helmet and several days' growth of beard. Another Marine stands with his back to the viewer in the distance. A close-up view of a Marine lieutenant seen from behind, wearing a camouflaged helmet and several days' growth of beard. Another Marine stands with his back to the viewer in the distance. Title from typed label affixed to verso. It continues: "Here is a typical Marine Lieutenant, in charge of a machine gun unit on Iwo Jima. Notice the torn camoflaged [sic] helmet cover and the officer's stubby beard." Reeks joined the USMC in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign.