I spent a good part of this morning spellbound by that site, which I found via Craig's Booknotes, with the assist from plep. I had not seen many of the images before, and most of them are from photojournalist Tim Page. And after reading this passage from him, I certainly do believe he was the inspiration for the character Dennis Hopper played in Apocalypse Now.

The war in Viet Nam had far fewer restrictions placed on the images that came out of the field, compared to the recent conflicts the US has been involved in. I think that with all of the current sabre-rattling, we need to remind ourselves of what it is exactly that some people are asking us to rush into, and what the likely outcomes will be, from a human standpoint, for everyone involved on either side.

May all those who died while serving our country, and defending my opportunity to write this post, rest in peace.

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