I watched the multimedia stories about the four men injured in Iraq and found elements of each that really enhance the storytelling.

In Christopher Leverkuhn's story there was no background or ambient noise. It was just his voice telling his story. I thought this was an effective way of emphasizing how important his story was without adding too many outside details that would complicate things.

In the second video about Gabriel Garcia, having his mother speaking about his condition and how she has left her job to assist his needs brought out the emotion behind these stories. You see a mother who desperately loves her child and would do anything to improve his quality of life.

The images alone of Aaron Coates made a strong impact in the story. Normally, you would view pictures of burns like this and think about how gross they were or how unfortunate it was, but the photographer really made his burns beautiful in a way, by telling his story and telling how he still, after his injuries, feels going to Iraq was the right thing to do.

Having BJ Jackson's wife and kids in the audio and photos of his multimedia story added a different feel to his story. It showed how his life has continued despite his injuries and how he has learned to make the best of his situation, without complaints. I think having the audio from a doctor's appointment illustrated to the viewer about what his life was like.