A young vet

A Marine lies on his back, his knees bent and his head resting on his hands, a book by his side and a fence running across the background. He is seen in extreme perspective, from the feet, with his head hidden behind one of his knees. A Marine lies on his back, his knees bent and his head resting on his hands, a book by his side and a fence running across the background. He is seen in extreme perspective, from the feet, with his head hidden behind one of his knees. Title from typed label affixed to verso. Continues: 'Leatherneck closes his mind to all surroundings and directs his attention to the mysteries of a book'. 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.