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Former U.S. Marine Ethan Hanson finds himself unable to take showers because of the trauma he experienced during his military service so he struggles through a bath at home in Austin, MN. During US Marine Corps boot camp, Ethan and his fellow recruits were punished by their drill instructor for talking and laughing in the shower. For one hour they were ordered to walk naked from one end of the steamy ârain roomâ to the other all the while pressed together genitals to buttocks. Ethan joined a handful of recruits who reported the incident and the drill instructor was removed five days later. After that, the men were harassed and retaliated against by his colleagues. Ethanâs nightmares and panic attacks began immediately and he found himself too traumatized to do his job and eventually separated from the Marine Corps. Austin, MN. April 25, 2018 This candid photo was shot two years after the previous picture of Ethan getting ready to go to bed. The progression of his trauma is evident. He gave me permission to be there in his bathroom to photograph him while he took his daily bath.

Mary F. Calvert