These Remarkable Photos Of Wounded Vets Will Change How You Think About Disability

And they're ALL hot as hell!

Penelope Green
Created by Penelope Green
On May 30, 2016
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Los Angeles-based photographer Michael Stokes photographs wounded veterans like BT Urruela (pictured) for his photo series

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Michael said that he talked to vets like Redmond Ramos (pictured) first, to make them comfortable

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The US veterans have all lost limbs - sometimes more than one - in the wars in the Middle East

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Subjects of the photo series previously served in the US Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines

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Some of the subjects pose with guns, and a few wear their dog tags around their necks

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After shots of Michael's first subject, Alex, went viral, other veterans approached him to participate in similar shoots

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None of the pictures are somber - instead, the veteran look sexy, strong, and confident

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Michael started the photo series with 26-year-old U.S. Marine Alex Minsky (pictured), a Purple Heart recipient

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Redmond (pictured) dressed up his prosthetic leg with an American flag pattern - and showed it off in several of the photographs

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Some of the veterans that Michael shot posed in with props and complicated backgrounds, while others (like the one pictured), stood or sat in front of simple sets

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Michael launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish his latest collection of photos and met his goal in two days

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Bare Strength is also available as a calendar for the 2016 year and can be purchased on Amazon

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Michael said that when he contacts wounded vets like Mary Dague (pictured), they often already know who he is

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Michael's upcoming coffee table book, Always Loyal, will feature women as well as men

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