Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]He definitely cheated death in Iraq....Here's something about the incident in which a grenade came in the window in the Humvee in which he and Time's Michael Weisskopf were riding as embeds...As I recall reports at the time, Weisskopf saved a number of lives by picking up the grenade and tossing it back out the window - it exploded in his hand - and Nachtwey kept shooting through the incident...as I recall early reports.. http://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/articles/2004/08/26/perspective/perspec tive2.txt B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 10:31 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] James Nachtwey I had read that he was seriously injured in Iraq. There was probably some speculation that he had cheated death enough times to consider a new line of work. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 9:26 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] James Nachtwey Thanks for the link, Greg - BTW - who said Nachtwey was hanging up his cameras? B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GREG LORENZO Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 1:16 AM To: Leica Users Group LUG Subject: [Leica] James Nachtwey It seems news on the Lug of Nachtwey's premature retirement was premature. See: http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101041004/photoessay/ Regards, Greg _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information