Battle fatigue

A close-up image of an exhausted American Marine standing in a war damaged landscape. He carries a pack on his back, his hair stands wildly around his head, and he stares off into the distance with a frightened look on his face. A close-up image of an exhausted American Marine standing in a war damaged landscape. He carries a pack on his back, his hair stands wildly around his head, and he stares off into the distance with a frightened look on his face. Title from typed label affixed to verso. 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.