Women Marines: "The Fewer. The Prouder."

Laughing at Clouds

By: Roger Peet

PTSD: Operation Exposure

By: Nicholas Lampert

Deviant Art user: Party9999999

This poster does a great job of evoking emotions which is what I also like to do with my work, but the emotions I feel when viewing this are not so subtle. The U.S. does not attack other Countries for no reason. There are reasons and issues for one nation to enter another. Many people need to look into the information provided in historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution to understand that the U.S. has given an agreement to protect those of other Countries when called upon to do so, by said Country.  Sometimes it amazes me to see how many individuals do not know or understand the documents and treaties presented and signed between our country and others.  In this day and age, it is a requirement that students that a test on the U.S. Constitution in order to graduate Elementary and Secondary education classes, so how are some of these facts not know? 

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps

This is the kind of feeling a promotional poster should give to women:

It should empower them and show the women looking positive and important. It also shows that their help is needed by the use of incorporating the information on nursing. It shows them that they are needed as well and that it is a serious issue not having one to help with wounded soldiers and others. The poster also gives the information of FREE education, and in all seriousness education is not easy to come by in any age. This poster plays into three different aspects: the positive look of women, what is needed of one in service, and what will be given to the for service.

War Is Not The Way

Deviant Art user: Zulto

This poster is about war, and how it is not always the best way to go about things, of course violence is not the answer, but in many situations the U.S. has been retaliating for attacks carried out on American soil. There are some times where "turning the other cheek" or "just walking away" are not going to settle these problems. This artist is obviously going for the answer of Peace and non-violence, but it takes more then just one party to carry out these actions. To have peace all people must be willing to react in positive manners to one another, and looking at this day and age, we are far from it. With many different beliefs, religions, and traditions there is to much tension between all populations to make peace with one another. There will always a stubborn individual(s) who will places themselves above other and feel that they are "right" in every situation.  This can be found in even the simplest places, such as someones home - in a small augment between siblings or an adult and child.  If this habit cannot be broken in our own homes, who would think it can be changed in places such as countries? I agree with the statement to "dream big" but to have to start little to accomplish your dreams.

US Military Interventions Since WWII

By: Josh MacPhee

MacPhee decides to take the route of creating a poster series of places the United States has bombed, but fails to inform viewers of why these bombs were dropped. I have taken a class on the nuclear age and know that many of the bombs created and dropped were tests, as well as in deserted areas. Even that some of the bombs shown here are not even nuclear they are bombs the resemble those dropped on the U.S. during the Pearl Harbor attacks.

War Is Trauma

By: Jesse Purcell

This poster is about the Trauma cause to the veterans of Military affairs and how they are forced to go back into service despite their condition. This is why more civilians need to support our troops and enlist in or contribute the military in general, to save our vets from these kinds of situations. If less and less people decide to support and contribute time to our military, those who are already in the service are kept to pick up the gap. Which means that their chances or retirement are slim. There are many cases or soldiers being stop lossed*, based on poor enlistment percentages, which deprives them of the right to retire. To solve this problem of redeployment and reintroducing trauma struck soldiers to combat, the US needs more people to step up and defend their home.  No one wants to see out veterans reintroduced to combat, they have paid their dues and deserve to be welcomed home with respect and honor, not taken away from their homes.  The military has no other choice but to redeploy these service men and women. If there is no enough personnel to fill the gap veterans and others suffer.  Essentially, the more military personnel the United States has tours can be divided more evenly between younger and more experienced soldiers to decrease and eventually dispose of this issue, and to ensure no trauma induced vet ever has to see the battle field again.

*Stop-loss: the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of term of service (ETS) date and up to their contractually agreed and of obligated service (EOS). It is also applied to the cessation of a permanent change in station (PCS) move for a member still in service.