GREAT shot Walter! I am quite certain that I saw that image shortly after you took it. I was in Viet Nam until May 1967.
Sailors and Marines say a lot of nasty things about each other from time to time, but behind that there is mutual respect for each other. Thanks for you service Walter, and thanks for posting the image. I bought my first Pentax -- a Honeywell branded Spotmatic -- in the PX in 1966. Some of my images from 1966-1967 are located here: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=398541 Sorry about all the duplicates; I was playing around with different versions and different sizes, and storing them all in this folder. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Walter Hamler <[email protected]> wrote: > That was shot on Guam in mid 1967 I believe. I was a Navy Photographer > stationed there in a Reconnaissance Squadron Photo Lab. We were tasked > to do "crash scene" photography as needed, and I was on call that day. > The plane was one of two that were taking off together (side by side, > one trailing), and the lead plane blew a left main tire almost halfway > down the runway. It caused them to skid off the runway toward the > brand new international airport on the civilian side of the airfield. > Luckily it hit a concrete blast deflector that stopped it from going > through a fence and possibly into the building. > > BTW, even though I was Navy, in my later years as a Warrant Officer, > my favorite military people were and still are, Marines! Thanks, Dan! > > Walt > > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 9:03 AM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I knew what he flew, and I was pretty certain he was a Marine, I just wasn't >> 100% sure. >> >> Btw yours is an amazing, dramatic photo! Where was it taken and under what >> circumstances? The palm trees tell me it was a warm place... >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Walter Hamler <[email protected]> >> Sent: June 6, 2012 6/6/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESO: Fleet Week Marines >> >> Knarf, Dan flew these in Vietnam. >> >> http://walthamler.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Some-Favorites/4592986_SzSzV9#!i=539058524&k=Mk8D4&lb=1&s=A >> >> >> Hopefully he did not end up like this one! :-) >> >> Walt >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 8:37 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> A nice moment. Good to see the guys having a good time. >>> Paul >>> On Jun 5, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>>> Believe me, we Marines certainly had a lot of smiles and laughs on Liberty. >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:59 PM, [email protected] >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> One doesn't think of a smiling Marine but I guess they have light moments >>>>> like the rest of us. Fun shot, very well timed! >>>>> >>>>> For some reason I like the "Chase" sign in the background. Makes me think >>>>> they were chasing and caught the fellow with his hands up. >>>>> >>>>> ;-) >>>>> >>>>> Btw (and feel free to not answer as I'm about to ask a personal question) >>>>> were you a Marine when you fought in Viet Nam? When you attend an event >>>>> like Fleet Week do you then wear a uniform or hat or something that would >>>>> identify you as a veteran? >>>>> >>>>> Just curious. >>>>> >>>>> If so those kids like the ones in the photo must really look up to, >>>>> admire and respect you. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> frank >>>>> >>>>> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >>>>> Christopher Hitchens >>>>> >>>>> --- Original Message --- >>>>> >>>>> From: "Daniel J. 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