[Leica] IMGs: Dance for the Hearts

[George Lottermoser]

On May 26, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:

> Had a look at all 245 shots George. Aside from the B&W ones, I like the torture sequence :-) in no 50, the reaction in 117, and the 232 onwards flag burning.
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> What's the flag burning about? I was surprised by it - as a non USian. I'm still aware of your outright Stars'n'Stripiosis - thanks to Chris Crawford's imagery and others - as opposed to our more muted and bashful patriotism over here on the Auld Sod. You'd all have to come here on Paddy's Day to see how little trumpeting is done in comparision to some places in the US on the same day. Then again, never having been a long term emigrant from these shores, I don't get misty eyed about the place as others far away from home might.
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> Douglas
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> Back to seeding my lawn.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com>
> To: "Group Users Leica" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 4:19 PM
> Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Dance for the Hearts
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> 
>> C & C always welcome and appreciated
>> I'
>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=9788>

Thanks Douglas.

The flag burning is referred to by military people as "retiring the flag."
Apparently, again according to the military, burning is the only 'honorable' way to retire a worn out, torn or otherwise no longer wanted flag.

This event occurred over the "Memorial Day" weekend.
Memorial Day is intended to honor those military personnel who died in service to "flag" and country.
Different than Veterans Day which is intended to honor all military personnel dead and/or alive.

I have never understood the pledges of allegiance to cloth, and/or country;
most especially when we're the invading force in far away lands.
The whole Viet Nam fiasco rather soured me on the "my Country right or wrong;"
and drove me into conscientious objection; and working toward ending the draft; et al.

Yet I do a bit of non profit design and photography work for these specific organizations
because once the broken and wounded return in need — the politics sort of become irrelevant.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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