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2011
Fortunately the Rainy Tuesday was an exception … The weather is rather nice here, 7/8 ° C with a beautiful blue sky. Our hotel, The Mondrian in SoHo is ideally situated. Opening Ceremony’s is less than 100 meters away, we couldn’t have asked for better. We’ve still got jet lag, so we get up at odd times …. 7 am, we are in great shape … A good opportunity to have a square breakfast.
The Big Picture
Charlie Haughey was drafted into the US Army in October of 1967. He was 24, and had been in college in Michigan before running out of money and quitting school to work in a sheet metal factory. The draft notice meant that he was to serve a tour of duty in Vietnam, designated a rifleman, the basic field position in the Army. After 63 days in Vietnam, he was made a photographer, shooting photographs for the Army and US newspapers, with these instructions from the Colonel: “You are not a combat photographer. This is a morale operation. If I see pictures of my guys in papers, doing their jobs with honor, then you can do what you like in Vietnam.”