Jump to content

My Dad -- 95Yrs Young


sblitz

Recommended Posts

Advertisement (gone after registration)

Sunday was his 95th birthday, sharp as a tack, talkative as ever, captured in his apartment in Florida with the Leica Q. For those who are interested, his cap is for his unit in the army -- 35th Division, 320th infantry, H company, fought in Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Legion d'honor from France. Deserves a medal alone for raising me and my sister. My mom (his wife/partner of 70yrs) passed away at the end of April. Still upbeat and looking forward in life. BTW, he was the one who got me in interested in photography, still has his Leica iiif along with a dozen other cameras, film and digital.

 

 

 

 

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

  • Like 16
Link to post
Share on other sites

Nice photo. Those eyes have seen much history. I was a photographer on a Staff Ride a few years back. It wan an anniversary for the 29th in Normandy. Our 29th Veteran was in the first wave hitting Omaha Beach. At one point we went up to Pointe du Hoc for the overview. The entire group was quite and our Veteran said as he looked down on the beach "If you could have seen what I saw that day"

I was thinking to myself after he said that ---- no I don't think I could have taken it.

His whole war was only about half a day - he's not really sure. He was badly injured just a short time after the first few made it off the beach.

  • Like 1
Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...