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Subject: [Leica] WWII GI's and Cameras
From: msmall at aya.yale.edu (Marc James Small)
Date: Mon May 30 20:00:25 2005
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It has long been a rule in the US military than a soldier cannot carry a
camera into a combat zone.  This was true in the trenches of World War I;
it is true today in Iraq.  There have never been any exceptions to this rule.

However, many soldiers have gotten away with this, as witness the Abu
Ghraib shots.  It is a matter of command interest and emphasis, and not all
commanders are as involved as are others.

Marc


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