This photo, titled "Dead on the Beach" was taken by George Strock 1943. Life magazine ran this horrifying image of dead soldiers on a beach in Papua New Guinea in order to remind Americans how gruesoime war could be. Life was addressing concerns of president Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was convinced Americans had become too complacent with the war. In response, Life shocked the country with this startling photograph of dead American soldiers. It being run certainly detracted from the complacency surrouinding the war at the time. This image will be forever remembered for its unearthly morbidity and how it changed America's view of war forever.
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Powerful image but your entry is a bit short. Misspellings too. Please put some deeper thought into your entries in the future. For instance, you could have added a few sentences about how the image made you feel.
Mr. Shannon
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