Personal photos/text taken in/out of Vietnam combat zone from perspective of copilot on USAF C-130 345th Tactical Airlift Crew. Not just about the war, but also about the people/places of the region during 1972. This is where I got my first Nikon film SLR which turned into lifelong passion albeit now Canon digital SLR. The photos are recent digital scans from old 35mm slides wasting away in hot/cold attic for 40 years. Extensive Photoshop editing has been used to make them somewhat presentable.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Roadmap to home ... NKP
Fortunately place/time was written on most of my SEA 35mm slides taken about 40 years ago … not a priority, as flying, smoking, and drinking sadly engaged most of waking moments … maybe an exaggeration, but inherently true. Sure, some places in photos are recognizable, but others not so much so. For this attached photo a bit of pre-GPS map work could have located the place … BUT given the mileage signs in this particular snapshot it’s unique beyond any other photos in collection. This is Nakom Phnom Airbase, Thailand. I think it really illustrates the remoteness, both physical and emotional, of our presence away from the USA … a shock to a previous young civilian lifestyle. It’s not a hop, skip, and jump from home, nor a place where most really wanted to be, at least at this point in time. Realizing this spot is much different to those in rugged, overrun hot zones in Vietnam, for me it nonetheless graphically underlines impact of being in a different place during time of war on foreign soil. "ASYLUM" and "ENOUGH" somehow crept in to the sign makers phyche.
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