A fascinating gallery. Great in-formation shots. Paul On Jun 6, 2012, at 10:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> 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 <hamlerwal...@gmail.com> 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, knarftheria...@gmail.com >> <knarftheria...@gmail.com> 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 <hamlerwal...@gmail.com> >>> Sent: June 6, 2012 6/6/12 >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>> 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 <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> >>> 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, knarftheria...@gmail.com >>>>> <knarftheria...@gmail.com> 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. Matyola" <danmaty...@gmail.com> >>>>>> Sent: June 5, 2012 6/5/12 >>>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>>> Subject: PESO: Fleet Week Marines >>>>>> >>>>>> The week surrounding Memorial Day is Fleet Week in New York City: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15860593 >>>>>> >>>>>> Comments and Criticisms are invited. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
