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Johnnie Burnell, a veteran U.S. Navy sailor, spent 111 days on the aircraft carrier “USS Carl Vinson” during the 2001 U.S. war in Afghanistan.

As a Navy photographer, unlike most sailors who were mainly confined to their work area, he had the ability to move around different parts of the ship and meet the crew.

In a period when digital photography was not yet common, the troops would usually be eager to have their photo taken as soon as they saw him.

During his more than three months aboard the “USS Carl Vinson,” Burnell witnessed a shift in the crew’s mood; their initial enthusiasm and energy gradually gave way to something he describes as “sorrow.”

Burnell told the BBC that he follows news about the conditions on the “USS Abraham Lincoln” carrier with concern and on the verge of tears; a ship that has been on a mission since December 11 as part of the U.S. war with Iran, and whose deployment period is now more than double the length of Burnell’s time aboard the Vinson.

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