Flash From The Past: April 26, 2007

In 1985 my father passed away due to exposure to a pesticide during his tours in Vietnam. One thing I never enjoy doing, but something I can certainly relate to, is photographing military funerals. It’s sad seeing my fathers generation laying to rest members of my generation in yet another war.

John Gress
Raquel Delatorre cries over the casket of her son Lance Coporal Jesse Delatorre during graveside services in Montgomery llinois Raquel Delatorre cries over the casket of her son U.S. Marine Lance Coporal Jesse D. Delatorre, 29, during graveside services in Montgomery, Illinois, April 26, 2007. Delatorre died April 16 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES)

 

John 04/26/2011
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