Megan




 * Speaker:** someone who has strong patriotism and is interested in the war would take this picture.
 * Audience:** anyone who lives in the United States could be the audience for this picture, even people who don't live here. Anyone in the armed forces (including veterans) or who keeps up with wars would be a part of the audience as well.
 * Topic:** These are soldiers from the 27th Infantry Regiment in September 2011, and they are firing mortar rounds at an enemy outpost.
 * Purpose:** It shows what the soldiers do over in Afghanistan. They have been fighting in that part of the world for over a decade, and this picture could either increase your support of the war (and the hopefully soon end of it) or decrease support. There is no clear approval or disapproval of the war in this picture, just a bit of daily life.