He is one of hundreds of ­ vulnerable children so traumatised by the siege of Aleppo that they have been left with what soldiers call “the 1,000-yard stare”. Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon ...

What is the "1000 Yard Stare"? Often linked to soldiers and those who’ve endured intense experiences, it’s a powerful symbol of trauma and survival. ‘We’re Just a Little Hurt’—Canadian ...

Puffing on a cigarette, a Kalashnikov AK-47 slung awkwardly across his little shoulders, seven-year-old Ahmed stands at a makeshift barricade in Syria. He is one of the youngest fighters to be ...

Some reports say that one is six soldiers returning from Iraq show signs of post traumatic stress. The thousand-yard stare should be no surprise.

The image—and many others like it—is for all those who feel astonished by the world around them and everything playing out in it. However old you are and whatever you stand for, there are ...

It was May 15, 1967. "I looked up and saw a Marine with what they call the thousand-yard stare," Johnston recalls, "and I lifted my Leica and snapped his picture. The soldier’s gaze never left ...