The Faces of War?

At My Modern Met, and picked up numerous places, are the photographs of Lalage Snow, who shot pictures of color photos of British soldiers before, during, and after deployment in Afghanistan. They are, it must be noted first, very similar to a project in black and white by Dutch photographer Claire Felice, who, naturally, photographed Dutch soldiers.

It is a great idea, but also one easily subject to propaganda. I suspect three photos of anyone, judiciously chosen from a broad enough sample, could show any development one wanted. I equally suspect that the emotional damage of serving in the military or a war, when such damage occurs, is often not readily apparent on the face. Ah well. It's still a strong, imitable idea.