“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” Henry David Thoreau
WWII Veteran Marvin Kruse’s eyes: witnessed the beaches of Normandy when he landed there in 1944, discerned between comrade and enemy during street fights, kept a careful watch on mortars and artillery in 5 battles including the Battle of the Bulge, and experienced the cheers of the French while marching underneath the Arche de Triomphe during the Liberation of Paris. |
I was lucky enough to photograph those eyes last year in Franklin Park, Ill. And after photographing and speaking with Marvin, it was also an honor to be able to capture joy and hope in his eyes.
Thank you U.S. veterans and Mr. Kruse.
