American Soldier Slide Show and Captions (Review)

A. The most powerful image from the slideshow is photo number 31 because it was Ian's first day back home from Iraq. There is a lot emotion in the picture and you could tell everyone was happy to hug him again.

B. Set #1 at home in Denver- from image #1 to image #9

Set #2 at Basic Training- from image #16 to #28

Set #3 In Iraq- from image #51 to #70

Set #4 back in Denver- from image #71 to #82

Set #4 was very powerful because all of his family and friends were welcoming him home. The picture of his mother crying is the most powerful because you can see how proud she is of her son. 

C. Images work together to tell a story by going in the order they happened. 

A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject, the verbs are written in present tense. 

B. The captions enhance the photographs by telling exactly what is happening and how people are feeling or what they desire.

Image #15

Ian sits in the commanders office thinking about what he wants for his future. Thinking back to when he was home with his family he realized how much he missed them.

Image #6 

Ian hugs his two closest friends before leaving home. While he hugged them he thought of everything he was leaving behind and how much he was going to miss them.

Image #30

Ian gets ready for a ceremony with some of the other soldiers. As he looked in the mirror he remembered all he hard work he did and how much he deserved to be honored.