An Italian 'Thousand Yard Stare' Published July 23, 2011 The cover photo is an Italian Corporal after what is described as three straight days of combat in Bala Murghab.

It inspired the phrase “thousand yard stare,” which references a blank stare that usually results from a form of traumatization. The Thomas Lea painting was first featured in LIFE Magazine in ...

The thousand-yard stare can be simply defined as the unfocused gaze of someone who has seen too much. It’s a characteristic of those who have experienced war and combat zones and is most ...