Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey - How 'bout 'you go Michael' - who lost his right hand while saving Nachtwey's life and the lives of a couple of other people in the Humvee? ;-) Not as glamerous as shooting while under attack...But the stuff soldiers get major medals for... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kyle Cassidy Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 6:52 AM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: [Leica] re: nachwey injured in iraq >NBC national is now reporting that Weisskopf's hand >was blown off when he threw the granade from the >Humvee and Nachtwey continued shooting through the >entire episode. >Parker you go james. i hope i'd have the presence of mind and the fortitude to do the same, but i doubt it. for those of you who haven't read "the bang bang club" about photojournalists in war torn south africa in the 1980's, i urge anybody interested in combat photograhy to pick it up. kc - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html