Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good stuff, Larry, and many returns to John! My children and I are plowing through the DVD box set of Band of Brothers during this spring break, one episode each evening. A bit too US-centric but not bad, kind of "Saving Private Ryan" but more in-depth. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Apr 4, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > I hate to perseverate on the WW2 theme but this is unlike any of the other > posts. > > Yesterday I attended the 87th birthday of John Sekelsky, one of the last > surviving airmen who flew Flying Fortresses over Germany during the war. > During the height of the hostilities as many as 1000 B-17s, each carrying a > crew of 10 men, would fly in a single raid. Of the 20,000 or more airmen > who > flew these planes, only a handful are still alive. John is one of the > fortunate ones. > > Unlike many of the combat vets, mostly foot soldiers, who are reluctant to > talk about wartime experiences, the former airmen are quite verbal. John is > a talented painter and painted pictures of many of his most memorable > experiences - at least as he remembers them. > > > Here is John greeting guests at his party, glass in hand. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/John+Sekelsky.JPG.html > > > He was part of the entertainment too. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Sekelsky+and+accordian.JPG.html > > > A painting of his B-17 on fire returning from a raid on Berlin. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Burning+B-17.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >