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Subject: [Leica] IMG: John's birthday - not a WW2 post
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 07:54:51 +0200
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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

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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
> 
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Replies: Reply from passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro) ([Leica] IMG: John's birthday - not a WW2 post)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] IMG: John's birthday - not a WW2 post)