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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
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| Then after we were involved they ran the war from Washington instead of letting the generals run it. Can you imagine people in Washington who were not their and didn't know anything about military running a war. Westmorland got a bum rap. It cost thousands of lives of good men. One night a mortar round landed in one of my best friends tent that I had grown up with. The only way they could identify him was his serial number in his false teeth. After two tours in Nam I had had enough. I still have nightmares. This is the last time I will talk about this and one of the few times I ever have. |
Totally understandable, Ron. THANK you for your service.
On another note, I agree totally with the ridiculousness of "running" any kind of "war" from Washington.
Best to you, Ron.
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Laurence
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:20 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
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Larry,
My draft board was the one that Father Phillip Berrigan & the Catonsville 9 broke into & poured blood over all the records. It made the National news |
It sure DID make the news! I had forgotten about the Catonsville 9 until you brought it up just now. Wow, those times were "something else".
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Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
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Laurence
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
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I hate to interrupt, but I just saw this thread, and I would just like to comment. Thanks for sharing your story; I don't know anything about Vietnam first hand, as I was born only a couple of years before it ended. I can only begin to imagine (with the help of some quality Hollywood flicks), and thank my luck that I have not had to be in similar situations so far.
And the image is fantastic. I just got a Yashica-Mat the other day and seeing this image gives me great hope about the cam; something to aspire to  I would love to come over the northwest (I used to live in Seattle way back when) and go on one of your photo hikes together! |
GREAT on obtaining a Yashica Mat! I have always loved your images, and can't wait to see some results from the Mat.
Get on over here! 
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Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
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Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
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Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Attila
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Attila wrote:
I think war is a nasty business for a small group of people and they don't care anything except money. Democracy is works nowhere including USA, who handle media those people can make war etc. Things didn't changed in USA even if you had terrible experience like WW2,Vietnam, Korea etc. Still in war in IRAK, Afghanistan and probably next one in IRAN (Israel will bring you there...)
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