Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] embedded photog!
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:39:27 -0500

Kevin,

Be good and be safe.
Let us know when you come back.

- - Phong

Kevin Argue wrote:
>
> Well all you luggers critical of war coverage, I am off December
> 7 to Bosnia
> with the Canadian Military to do stories on our military. In
> particular our
> local members from our local military reserve unit. This is my second trip
> to Bosnia. The first was with IFOR(implementation force) and there was
> occasional  shooting and bodies were still laying along our patrol route.
> Your discussion on the US and body photos is different from Canada. photos
> were taken(not closeup) to show the fact that Canadians were
> forced to pass
> by these souls and not able to do anything. The bodies had become currency
> in a Balkan conflict. Those that saw my photos, in black and white,
> understood the horror and ruthlessness of the Balkans. I know the bodies
> won't be there this time so I will be looking at a different
> coverage of the
> story. I also won't need my flak vest and kevlar helmet.
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin Argue

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