James Blake Miller

Miller grew up in Jonancy, Kentucky. He became an ordained minister. Not interested in working in the coal mines, Miller joined the United States Marine Corps, with the intention of eventually working in law enforcement. ==Iraq War==

Second Battle of Fallujah Miller was part of Charlie Company of the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, a unit which took part in the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Los Angeles Times photographer Luis Sinco took a photo of 20-year-old Miller leaning against a wall, smoking a cigarette. In explaining the photograph, Sinco said that "His expression caught my eye. To me, it said: terrified, exhausted, and glad just to be alive. I recognized that look because that's how I felt too." The photograph was nominated by Slate in 2011 for a list of "New Classics", products of the culture since 2000 that will withstand the test of time. ==Post-war==

After his tour, Miller returned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Divorce papers were filed a year later. He was deployed aboard , to assist recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. During that period he blacked out during a PTSD episode. ==References==