[Leica] WWII veteran (OT Gear)

[bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)]

Definitely #Graham, where we see the face, and the extended hands - a lovely
portrait.


On 4/5/06 6:24 PM, "Luis Ripoll" <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote:

> Hi Graham,
> 
> I'm impressed with the history and the pictures tell very well what you are
> commenting, well done, I prefer the second one but both are very good.
> 
> Saludos desde Barcelona
> Luis
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En nombre de
> GeeBee
> Enviado el: mi?rcoles, 05 de abril de 2006 22:28
> Para: LUG
> Asunto: [Leica] WWII veteran (OT Gear)
> 
> I met this guy in a hide at a local wildlife sanctuary and was in awe at
> what he had seen and done and the matter of fact way that he told me.
> George Hooton served aboard HMS Savage and two of the four torpedoes that
> were fired from her hit the Scharnhorst. When the Scharnhorst sank all but
> 36 of her crew of 2000 went down with her.
> 
> George told me about life on board. Four hours on four hours off, foul
> weather, freezing temperatures, sleeping in wet clothes. He is eighty years
> old, sharp as a tack and I could bankrupt the English language and still 
> not
> do justice to how much we owe him and his generation. He is a real life 
> hero
> and meeting him was a privilege.
> 
> 
> Olympus OM2 SP : Zuiko 35mm f2 : Ilford HP5 @400
> 
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/06060.htm
> 
> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/06061.htm
> 
> 
> --Graham
> http://www.geebeephoto.com
> 
> 
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