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Iwo Jima Revisited



Saw this mural and just had to do it. : )

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I've thought of that, but haven't really gotten any feedback one way or the other.

 

It seems to me that our view of some of these guys is warped by time. Any WWII veteran still alive is 80 or so and it's easy to get in the trap of thinking of them as old grouches. But they weren't always old, and there was a point in their lives where they were young, they laughed, they played, they rejoiced.

 

I assume the guys raising the flag there at Iwo Jima were not much older than my son in the picture. I suspect they had a lot more in common with him than they did with the elderly. They probably would have enjoyed playing the guitar with him and meeting his sister. I see modern-day footage and photos out of Iraq and find that the soldiers over there are still very much like you and me, complete with sense of humor.

 

Some time back, I went down to DFW National Cemetery to take some pictures. They had a long list of activities that aren't allowed at the cemetery- basically anything remotely recreational, and I was even informed that photography was not allowed there. It seems to me that the attitude is shaped by this same way of thinking, of assuming the elderly were always elderly. I can't imagine that any kid/grandkid/great grandkid would ever want to set foot in that place, and I think that's unfortunate.

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