Oahu has many photographic areas. A few I like include: The Punchbowl; Iolini Palace; Top of Diamondhead;; The Pali; Hickam AFB/Pearl Harbor; Northshore (Bonzi Pipeline (surfing); Wheeler AFB.

I saw both fighters, one was a brawler, the other a boxer. Both were great for the era's they fought within. Note: Ali didn't dodge the draft, he claimed CO status, took a lot of heat for his beliefs and was vilified by the politicians.

American troops were in Laos and Cambodia covertly (illegally) during much of the conflick especially under Nixon. Ken Burns might cover it later in the series.

San Antonio, Tx circa 1962, clean shaven, was great then, is great now!

You have every right to express your feelings and the hurt. Yes, the senior leadership was bad, from McNamara on down. Vietnam was a wasted war and too many GIs were permanently damaged, such as yourself. From one vet to another, I feel your pain. Memorial Day is to honor those fallen and tha I also solemnly think about.

The camera was a 30-inch optical bar camera by by ITEK. The company went out of business in the in the 1970s when "digital" came along.

I remember the U-2 incident and Francis Gary Powers, the pilot who ejected after being hit with a missile. After Powers bailed out, the U-2 glided to earth thus enhancing the Soviet's propaganda efforts. Frank Powers was a friend and I spent many hours with him after he was repatriated. My boss Colonel P. Economy was Powers logistical support officer in Peshawar when he launched his mission. The CIA did much to discredit Powers after he was shot down. Powers wrote a book "Operation Oversight", circa 1960-70, out of print now. A great read. Powers was a true American hero. He died flying a helicopter for a radio station in LA - alleged the helicopter "ran out of gas".
The U-2 mission was entirely different than the SR-71 both then and now (U-2 is now called the "TR-__" aircraft. SR-71 was retired circa 1999.

Retired USAF, have an Intell background, flew ABNCP w/Nixon administration, SIOP specialist.

And that damm fool has NO idea what the consequences of a nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are designed to wipe out innocent children and civilians, not just the military.

Less than 2% of the US population volunteer for military service, the equipment is state-of-the-art. Congress has withheld funding and the country has been at war since 2003

You quote the "modern" terminology. Research WMD before the Bush era.