The thousand-yard stare or two-thousand-yard stare is the unfocused gaze of a battle-weary soldier. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. The stare is a characteristic combat stress reaction which may be a precursor to, or symptom of, post-traumatic stress disorder. Post traumatic stress disorder It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to
Etymology
The phrase was popularized when, in 1944, Life magazine published the painting Marines Call It That 2,000 Yard Stare by its World War II artist and correspondent Tom Lea. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Thomas Calloway "Tom" Lea III (July 11 1907—January 29 2001 was a noted American muralist illustrator artist war correspondent novelist and historian The painting was a portrait of a young Marine at the Battle of Peleliu in 1944, and is now held by U. The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and Japan in the Pacific Theater of World S. Army Center of Military History, Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC. Fort Lesley J McNair is a United States Army post located on the point of land where the Potomac River and Anacostia River join in Washington Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D [1] About the real-life Marine who was his subject, Lea wrote:
He left the States 31 months ago. He was wounded in his first campaign. He has had tropical diseases. He half-sleeps at night and gouges Japs out of holes all day. Two-thirds of his company has been killed or wounded. He will return to attack this morning. How much can a human being endure?[2]
The condition was obliquely referred to by World War II cartoonist Bill Mauldin in his 1947 book Up Front, in which he states, "Look at an infantryman's eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen. William Henry "Bill" Mauldin ( October 29, 1921 &ndash January 22, 2003) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize -winning Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "
Frank Johnston, a Vietnam War photographer used the term in a 2001 Smithsonian magazine interview. Frank Johnston may refer to Frank Johnston (artist, visual artist and member of the Group of Seven Frank Johnston (politician, politician The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Smithsonian is a monthly Magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D Johnston says, "I looked up and saw a Marine with what they call the thousand-yard stare, and I lifted my Leica and snapped his picture. Leica Camera AG is a leading German optical company that has been designing and developing Cameras since 1913 and manufacturing them in series production since The soldier’s gaze never left my lens. "[3]
When recounting his arrival in Vietnam in 1965, then-Corporal Joe Houle said he saw no emotion in the eyes of his new squad: "The look in their eyes was like the life was sucked out of them. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. " Later learning that the term for their condition was the 1,000-yard stare, Houle said, "After I lost my first friend, I felt it was best to be detached. "[4]
A picture featuring Marine James Blake Miller staring into the dawn and smoking a cigarette after the Second Battle of Fallujah was widely reprinted on the front page of many U. James Blake Miller (born July 10 1984 is a US Iraq War veteran who was dubbed "the Marlboro Man "/"Marlboro Marine" after an iconic close-up The Second Battle of Fallujah ( Code-named Operation Al-Fajr - "The Dawn" S. newspapers in 2004, earning him the popular nickname of the "Marlboro Marine". "His expression caught my eye", said Los Angeles Times photographer Luis Sinco. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed "To me, it said: terrified, exhausted and glad just to be alive. I recognized that look because that's how I felt too. "[5]
References
- ^ Article about Lea's painting
- ^ "War through the eyes of artists" (Transcript of televised broadcast). America's Defense Monitor, Program Number 438. Center for Defense Information (1991). Retrieved on 2006-10-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
- ^ Pleasants, Angela M. (December 2001). "The Thousand-Yard Stare". Smithsonian (magazine). Smithsonian is a monthly Magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D
- ^ Stone, Sgt. Arthur L. . "Retired Sgt. Maj. Joe Houle recounts Vietnam tour", Marine Corps News, 2002-05-02. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
- ^ Sinco, Luis. "Two lives blurred together by a photo", Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2007. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull
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