When the artillery stopped firing

A battleground strewn with debris. Smoke rises from the center. The silhouettes of two Marines carrying rifles are seen in the middle distance. A battleground strewn with debris. Smoke rises from the center. The silhouettes of two Marines carrying rifles are seen in the middle distance. 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.