James Blake Miller
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Friday, July 15, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Military
clue: He became a poster boy for war-weariness in Iraq, but he won't ever be on a poster for an anti-smoking campaign.
explanation: A photograph of a weary Miller smoking after a battle became an iconic image from the early-2000s war in Iraq. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Joanna Woods
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