Filmmaker Lalange Snow photographed and interviewed 14 members of 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland before they were sent to Afghanistan, after three months’ service, and mere days after coming back home from their deployment.

The series, titled “We Are The Not Dead,” is meant to expose how war changes a person, both psychologically and physically, the trauma literally written on their faces.

War changes people, and the soldiers’ faces show a glimpse of the toll that fighting in Afghanistan takes on the troops.

Swords Into Plowshares... Paul, Ron Best Price: $4.00 Buy New $15.99 (as of 11:36 UTC - Details) As you scroll through the following photos, take a look at the physical change that is so evidently captured. You will see the emotional burden experienced by the men. Soldiers must learn how to not only be brave but detach emotionally. This takes its toll, and can cause depression, alcoholism, and suicide among those who have been deployed.

In each first photo, you may notice signs of nervousness and uncertainty in the eyes of the soldiers. The center photos feel very present, almost as if the soldiers are saying: “I’m right here in it,” with hardened looks that show self-preservation. The last photos show a mixture of relief, regret, and fear. But these are just words, and no words can truly help anyone on the outside understand exactly what’s going on ithe inside — this personal transition for each individual soldier.

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While there was likely intense suffering during those months, the images show that some made it out with that feeling of relief, and knowing We Who Dared to Say No... Best Price: $2.50 Buy New $14.75 (as of 08:10 UTC - Details) they are still human. Others appear to be fully broken; they are displaced.

Interviews with the soldiers provide a deeper glimpse at how the war changes people:

Private Chris MacGregor, 24

11th March, Edinburgh: “Obviously I’ll miss family but other than that I am going to miss my dogs more than anything. They are my destresser and keep me sane. I think I’ll miss TV too, though. I try not to think about the worst-case scenario.”

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