Why? They are trained with guns And various other weapons. Did you stop and think that the meaning behind it was that even though they are physically wounded they are still dedicated to the job they have been trained to do? Showing that they aren't scared of weapons helps assure people about PTSD.

(Sigh)There always going to be "that guy", isn't there. You could not have missed the point of this series more. You have strong, beautiful war heroes who face impossible odds every day right in front of you and your biggest concern is the guns? Nut up.

Because they seemingly do not reject the reasons they've become veterans in the first place. And perhaps they still believe in the fight they took part in. In these photos, i look at the guns they carry being as war-reminding as the prosthesis' they wear.

Man, those veterans, making these choices for themselves, how dare they.

You're looking at amputee war veterans and your biggest concern is the props?! You could not have missed the point of this post more.

And cigarettes.

These men and women are professional warriors, and there is not one thing repulsive about them!

The only ones who missed the point, are those who after locking at this pictures, couldn't understand that war doesn't get us humans to a point. Posing with guns, means accepting to continue with this devastation.

Those guns protect you right to say that... just saying.

you have to be kidding me right!!!! they protected your a*s with these guns.....

that's what I thought too. Especially when you have in mind they lost their limbs through violence and weapons...

That's the point. It's supposed to make you realize that these men and women are risking it all while the rest of us are stuck in our iphones. Just image what they went through to get to that point. I bet they carry a gun with them at all times just to feel a small bit of safe.

Are you kidding me! They are veterans. They work with weapons everyday. Let's just hope you never need a gun to save your life. Posing with the guns makes it all even sexier.

I really think you could have used a better term than "repulsive". Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about guns and what not but before going off about how repulsive it is that a photographer is taking pictures or veterans with guns think about what you are saying and how it will be perceived by people. You sound like a stuck up twit who A) doesn't appreciate what these people have done for all of us and B) who instead of seeing the purpose behind the pictures singled out the ONE giant controversial thing and replied not just negatively but also very rudely to it. My god people these people not only fought for us they lost ALOT. so before getting on your little soap box and basically being a doc think about what you are saying and also who you have to thank for the right to be a negative twat.

Had the same feel.

so you find everything else besides the guns at least a little repulsive? very poor phrasing, brah

It's an intrinsically sick culture that glorifies the weapons of war. These people ARE physically beautiful, despite their injuries, but if you can't see the cognitive dissonance in it, that's not the problem of the aware.

The only ones who miss the point are the ones who after locking at this pics didn't understand that war is not good for humans. Posing with guns means accepting to continue with this devastation.

Fredrik Stipps, you obviously, have never served your country! They are "posing " with the very weapons that they protected you with!!!!

Fredrik Stipps, grow a set and serve your country! They are posing with the "guns" in which protected your freedom!!!!!

O saw not a single gum on these photos, unless you count all those muscles! Prime examples of the male of the spieces.

theyre soldiers........?

Why?

Then maybe you should find a strong boyfriend to explain how firearms work. Did you need a tampon??

It's not the guns or any other weapons who hurt them, it's the (wo)men behind those weapons who pointed it in their direction or put it on their way. But I understand what you mean.

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Take away the tattoo's.

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It's because they're Americans... America and their gun culture. You can get in between an American and his McDonalds burger, but not his gun. LOL.

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is there a war in your contry??? or making wars in other countries makes you feel safe??

"Si vis pacem, para bellum" or for you, since you probably have no clue of Latin meanings, "If you want peace, prepare for war". Bullies are everywhere, at the personal and national levels. I wouldn't back down to a bully personally, I would fight them, and the same goes for my country. I joined the Air Force when I was 18 when we weren't in a hot war, it was the Cold War then and the Russians thought they could rule the world. And a******s like you made them think they would succeed in dominating this country. Since they were defeated, a lot of other bullies have popped up with other ideologies but the same idea of dominating the world. What are you going to do, just lay there and take it? These warriors said no, and I respect them for it!

Go tell ISIS that and then come back and tell us how that went for you. Pffft!

Never gonna happen, unfortunately.

Well, yeah, and I was wondering about any who are not in the best body shape, who are overweight and/or disfigured . . . I guess it was his project and this is how he decided to present it, so it's open now for another photographer to work on with other people!

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