I made a green background and then added the needed text and then I used the Warp Text tool to make the affect on the "October 11, 2013" Completed on 9/26/13
I first got a picture of the American flag and then I added the Solider and then I used the Opacity tool to make it see threw. I then Added text and a blue and red stroke on the text. Completed on 9/27/13