Today I am going to share some photos from Dan’s interview (and subsequent article) with GQ Magazine. My thanks to Alex Masi for his incredible photography skills, and for capturing our daily life in a respectful way. He, along with Dirk Peitz, followed our family for a few days here in our home. We were one of a few veterans that they followed here in the USA for the story “War in the Mind”.

Here they are below, in slideshow format, from Alex Masi’s website. Be sure to scroll down further to see the video interview as well. I am providing the GQ Italy version and the regular footage for your review.

You can hover your mouse over each image to get the caption explaining the story behind each photo. Enjoy looking inside my fridge and seeing me fuss at the boys. Dan looks pretty darned handsome if you ask me, doesn’t he?

Honestly [in all seriousness] everyone’s story is worthy of your time. Please review them all. Because the slideshow starts the moment you open this page, you’ll have to scroll to the first photo to see the full slideshow. We are in photos 1-28.

War in the Mind – Life after the ‘Iraq War’ – USA

John Daniel Shannon, 48, is a former US Army Senior Sniper, living in Westcliffe, CO, USA, where he retired with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004.

Daniel fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. He lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can’t smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains.

In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients’ neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she’s also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans’ families.

War in the Mind – Life after the ‘Iraq War’ – USA – Images by Alex Masi

In case you missed it, here is the US version of the raw video interview that was posted on the GQ Italy and GQ Germany sites:

War in the Mind from Alex Masi on Vimeo.

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