Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! Very interesting. Tina On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:22 PM, scleroplex <scleroplex at gmail.com> wrote: > she talked about it in her lecture today. > > she had been sent to cuba after she begged the prime minister of vietnam > that she wished to be left alone to study in peace > as she was being used as a poster-child and trotted out to visiting > journalists. > > in cuba she married another vietnamese student. > they applied for permission to fly to moscow for their honeymoon. > she burst out laughing at that point :-)) > > the authorities initially approved only her husband's travel > so they kicked up a fuss and she was approved too. > > the reason for this trip is she had heard a rumour > that the return leg of the flight made a refuelling stop at gander, > newfoundland. > > on that return flight she whispered her plan to her new husband for the > first time. > his eyes became like eggs. > they had an hour's stop inside the transit lounge. > she noticed that the glass door out was slightly ajar and had not latched > fully. > she looked at her husband and said, "give me your passport now and come > with me." > he did. > she said at that moment she knew she had not married a fearful coward. > they ran through the glass door out and towards canadian immigration waving > their passports. > and won political asylum. > she said she entered canada with just a purse and a camera. > > she teared up whenever she recalled Uncle Ut, the man who saved her life. > > > > *Richard Man* richard at richardmanphoto.com > <lug% > 40leica-users.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BLeica%5D%20met%20the%20napalm%20girl%20today%20%3A-%29&In-Reply-To=%3CCAF8hL-HG6kW2ySwuEJS-pjysOhkdZ%3DpftBf%3D7EopE%2BMO-pmLfw%40mail.gmail.com%3E > > > *Tue Feb 19 15:14:14 PST 2013* > ------------------------------ > > Amazing story how she immigrated to Canada and then finally met Nick Ut. > Nick's story is pretty amazing too of course. > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at > lighttube.net <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>wrote: > > >* Beautiful lady!*>**>* Jim Nichols*>* Tullahoma, TN USA*>* ----- > Original Message ----- From: "scleroplex" <scleroplex at gmail.com < > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>*>* To: <lug at > leica-users.org <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>*>* Sent: > Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:52 PM*>* Subject: [Leica] met the napalm girl > today :-)* > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com