Day 140 - Photo A Day Challenge - 5-19-2012
May 19, 2012 02:26:49 #
Welcome to Day 140 :) .. Today is Armed Forces Day .. so we are celebrating all things military. I was planning on going to the base today and photographing some soldiers .. but the camera is still in the shop... so I had to dive into the archives .. all I could really find were some planes from the air shows. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
May 19, 2012 02:45:08 #
These are really cool photos. I will also have to dig into my archives. Hope that I can come up with something.
May 19, 2012 02:46:30 #
The only thing I have is a photo I call Home and Country. I am so proud of the men and women that have servered and are serving our country. I admire the men and women that are joining the military to serve our country in such dangerous situations.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
AND
GOD BLESS THE USA
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
AND
GOD BLESS THE USA
May 19, 2012 03:01:15 #
Sorry about the picture. I had to delete all of my pictures from my laptop before sending it in for repair and I haven't got it down loaded on my laptop yet.
May 19, 2012 04:01:40 #
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 140 :) .. Today is Armed Forces Day .. so we are celebrating all things military. I was planning on going to the base today and photographing some soldiers .. but the camera is still in the shop... so I had to dive into the archives .. all I could really find were some planes from the air shows. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
great photos photgrl57, especially the last sign we ALL need to pay heed to that, everytime I see a service person I go over and thank them for their service, it is the least I can do pg1
May 19, 2012 04:12:15 #
People are talking about delving into the archives so...
These are my Grandfathers photos, taken while he was flying for the USAF during the Korean War. He flew medi-vac of both the injured and the dead. Some photos are too gruesome for me to share. Here are a few I thought were ok...
Just an FYI, I haven't gotten to the intense project of going through the thousands of negatives. I'm hoping that I have the negs for many of these photos.
These are my Grandfathers photos, taken while he was flying for the USAF during the Korean War. He flew medi-vac of both the injured and the dead. Some photos are too gruesome for me to share. Here are a few I thought were ok...
Just an FYI, I haven't gotten to the intense project of going through the thousands of negatives. I'm hoping that I have the negs for many of these photos.
Titled "The 53rd lands at Puson" (Japan) Look closely, the wing has fallen off...
Dated 1951
Titled "Symgman Rhee" when researched, this was the president of South Korea during the war, exiting my Grandfathers' plane
Rare photo of General MacAurthor smoking a cigerette instead of his pipe. Pipe tobacco was difficult to get in the field.
Titled "Fueling"
May 19, 2012 04:48:17 #
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 140 :) .. Today is Armed Forces Day .. so we are celebrating all things military. I was planning on going to the base today and photographing some soldiers .. but the camera is still in the shop... so I had to dive into the archives .. all I could really find were some planes from the air shows. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
Love your pictures Sherrie !!! I'll have to see what I can come up with today....!
chris
May 19, 2012 05:24:17 #
Here are a few.
#1. USS GYatt DDG-1; 1957 - 1959
#2 & 3 USS Damato DDE-871; 1959 - 1961
#1. USS GYatt DDG-1; 1957 - 1959
#2 & 3 USS Damato DDE-871; 1959 - 1961
We also got liberty
USS Damato, chasingthe SS San taMaria, hijacked by Salazar's men in 1961. The ship had 38 Americans aboard and we wound up in Recife, Brazil
May 19, 2012 06:26:26 #
NOB, Norfolk, VA
A VERY special meeting! Bill and I served aboard the Damato and thanks to the Internet, 50 years later we hooked up together (Neither of us recognized the other LOL)
So Iasked the pierhead sentry where thetin cans were tied up and he said, ''What's a tin can?'' And I replied, ''Sorry, this is not my Navy''
May 19, 2012 06:47:27 #
Views from May 1970 near Hiep Duc, Vietnam. I served with an amazing group of guys!
landing in a hot LZ
getting water
Me with my buddy Ben Perry, 1970 and 2011. I know I didn't take either shot, but I did Photoshop them together...
May 19, 2012 07:30:52 #
isn't the internet amzing how it helps reunite old friends... and you are correct the services have changed... Have a great day.
Roadrunner wrote:
NOB, Norfolk, VA
May 19, 2012 07:58:20 #
photogrl57 wrote:
Welcome to Day 140 :) .. Today is Armed Forces Day .. so we are celebrating all things military. I was planning on going to the base today and photographing some soldiers .. but the camera is still in the shop... so I had to dive into the archives .. all I could really find were some planes from the air shows. Here are a few examples to get us started.. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.
I don't have much for this but here it goes. Also, to the men and women who served...thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
From Virgina Beach
From Virgina Beach
From Virgina Beach
From the deck of the USS North Carolina
From the deck of the Uss North Carolina
The gun barrels of the Uss North Carolina
May 19, 2012 08:31:06 #
The first and last picture are scanned. The 2nd and 3rd picture I actually took, several years ago.
The first one is of my Father.
Pat is my nephew and God son. The second picture is Pat and his soon to be wife, Allison in full dress at Westpoint. The third picture is in their Army dress, after graduation. The fourth was taken in Afghanistan, where they both served. Pat is back in Afghanistan for his second tour, while Allison is based at Fort Bliss in El Paso.
A big THANK YOU to all who serve and served.
The first one is of my Father.
Pat is my nephew and God son. The second picture is Pat and his soon to be wife, Allison in full dress at Westpoint. The third picture is in their Army dress, after graduation. The fourth was taken in Afghanistan, where they both served. Pat is back in Afghanistan for his second tour, while Allison is based at Fort Bliss in El Paso.
A big THANK YOU to all who serve and served.
My Dad in WWII
Pat and Allison before Graduation
Pat and Allison after Graduation
Captains Patrick and Allison Mitchell
May 19, 2012 08:34:20 #
Some 40 yr old photos.
Hair cut on a firebase
Me in the rear. Hooch maid took the picture.
Taken from the ridge line over looking DaNang
Bringing in the resupply chopper.
A 105 gun.
Our rear area compound in the Da Nang area.
May 19, 2012 08:47:12 #
Armory Jamestown NY
Jamestown Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located at Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York. It was built in 1932 for Company E, 174th Infantry Brigade. It consists of a Tudor Revival-style administration building with an attached drill shed. It is one of 12 extant armory buildings designed by State architect William Haugaard.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1 from Wikopedia
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