Mahiai (detail) by Kamea Hadar.

A U.S. Army soldier practices with a M16A2 at Schofield Barracks.

Above: Captain Paul Chapell and his friend Lagilagi, who served in the Fijian military in Special Forces. He was tortured, had seven ribs and the bones in his face broken, and spent eight years in prison, but he has learned to forgive and is now an inspiring soldier of peace, Chapell says. Below: Chapell at Fort Bliss, Texas in 2009.

An elderly Afghan man shows his inked finger at a polling station in Kabul on Sept. 18, 2010. Afghanistan was voting for a new parliament against a backdrop of rebel attacks and a full security alert following Taliban threats to derail the high-stakes election.