Suffolk Art Gallery; Purple Heart

Being bored out of our schools between classes, Jess, Corina and I decided to actually do something productive with our time and go see the Art Gallery. The photos being featured were "Purple Hearts" all taken by the photographer, Nina Berman. The photos were taken of soldiers wounded in the war. Reading all the touching captions and being able to put a name with a face, it was all very touching. I loved all the photos, but the one I found myself staring at over and over again was of Pfc. Alan Jermaine Lewis. His story was incredibly moving. He was 23 years old when he was wounded on July 16th, 2003 in Baghdad. His quotation on the caption was so depressing but truly showed how strong he and all the rest of our soldiers are. He grew up in Chicago and was always around death. His best friend was shot and killed when he was 6 years old. His older sister was shot and killed, and his father was killed when he was 7. Personally, I would not have been able to have got through what he had did and then go to war. Pfc. Alan Jermaine Lewis is an incredibly honorable man.