After the Last Frontier: Abandoned Combat Veterans of America

Where should we go after the last frontiers, where should the birds fly after the last sky?  

-Mahmoud Darwish 

These portraits, which were taken on the streets of Manhattan, are of veterans that served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Korea. Often unable to retrain in new careers, many have also been repeatedly denied assistance from the Veterans Administration (VA). Others have been fortunate to get a permit which allows them to sell scarves and hats on the street. 

Many verterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, along with various physical injuries, and have struggled to receive quality medical care. Often sent to fight in wars of which they understood little, many of these former soldiers are now homeless, and have been abandoned by society.