PHOTOS TAKEN BY MILITARY PERSONNEL OVERSEAS
This site is for current and former military personnel to view and post photos of their favorite assignments. Especialey Japan, Germany and Korea. Not necessarily limited to those countries. There is only one restriction that is no photos may be published in any type of publication without the photographer's permission. Any photo may be downloaded for your own pleasure.
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This site was last updated on: 2/3/2010
ALL COLOR PHOTOS TAKEN BY BOB PROCTOR, MEL POPE AND BUD COONS BETWEEN 1954 AND 1976 WERE SCANNED WITH THE ARTISCAN 2400FS FILM SCANNER. IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS THE COMPANY MAKING IT IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
SONG "GOD BLESS AMERICA" SUNG BY KATE SMITH
BEST WHEN VIEWED AT 1024 X 768 PIXELS OR HIGHER
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. MAY HE GIVE YOU COMFORT, HEALTH AND PROSPERITY ALL OF YOUR LIFE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU THINK OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR PRESIDENT. OUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE STILL IN HARMS WAY.
I IMPLORE EVERYONE VISITING THIS SITE TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY WHERE EVER THEY MAY BE. PLEASE DON'T LET THEM DOWN AS WE WERE LET DOWN WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM VIETNAM. I ALSO ASK YOU TO KEEP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS.
NOW THAT THE TOURS FOR OUR TROOPS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS MORE THEN EVER.
BOB PROCTOR
I WISH TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS VISITED MY SITE. ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED MY GUEST BOOK, CONTRIBUTED STORIES AND PHOTOS TO MAKE THE SITE WHAT IT IS. IF YOU HAVE A STORY OR PHOTOS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME AT bobp31@yahoo.com MAKE SURE THE PHOTOS ARE IN JPG OR GIF FORMAT AS THAT IS ALL HOMESTEAD ALLOWS.
KEY TO PRONOUNCING JAPANESE WORDS.
JAPANESE VOWELS ARE CONSTANT WITH ONLY ONE SOUND. A IS PRONOUNCED AH OR OUR SHORT A, E IS PRONOUNCED LIKE OUR LONG A, I IS PRONOUNCE LIKE OUR LONG E AND DOUBLE II JUST MAKES THE SOUND LONGER, O IS PRONOUNCED LIKE OUR LONG O AND U IS PRONOUNCED LIKE DOUBLE O IN BOO. SPECIAL GROUPS OF LETTER ARE PRONOUNCED USING THE FIRST TWO LETTERS AND THE VOWEL E.G. KYO IS PRONOUNCED KYOH, SHI (SHE) TSU (TSUE). TWO VOWELS TOGETHER BOTH ARE PRONOUNCED E.G. IE (E A), EI (A E) AI (AH E) THESE 3 ARE THE MOST COMMON COMBINATIONS.
SOUTH KOREA NATIONAL FLAG
SOUTH VIETNAM NATIONAL FLAG BEFORE THE LOSS TO THE NORTH.
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE IT COMES AT A HIGH COST.
This is what freedom has cost as of February 3, 2010. It has not been cheap in fact it has been very expensive in the cost of lives and the health of all of our veterans. Lets never forget them and the cost over the years. We know the cost is much higher then what it shows here in our war on terror. This doesn't include the Indian Wars.
Rank War 

Years Deaths Deaths per Day Deaths per Population
1. American Revalution 1775 – 1783 25,000 11 0.899% (1780)
2. War of 1812 1812 – 1815 20,000 31 0.345% (1810)
3. Mexican-American War 1846 – 1848 13,283 29 0.057% (1850)
4. American Civil War 

1861–1865 625,000 599 1.988% (1860)
5. Philippine War 1899–1902 4,196 5 0.006% (1900)
6. World War I 

1917–1918 116,516 279 0.110% (1920)
7. World War II 

1941–1945 405,399 416 0.307% (1940)
8. Korean War 

1950–1953 36,516 45 0.002% (1950)
9. Vietnam War 

1964–1973 58,151 26 0.003% (1970)
10. Afghanistan War 

2001-present
892** 0.290 0.000245% (2009)
11. Iraq War 2003–present 4,378* 1.837 0.00145% (2009)
*Includes DOD Civilians **in Afghanistan only with other locations included it is 967
PRAY IN OUR LIFE TIME THAT THERE WILL BE A BRIDGE OF PEACE BETWEEN ALL COUNTRIES
MY YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THE SAKURA FESTIVAL IN THE NEW SANO HOTEL TOKYO, JAPAN
REMEMBER THE 520TH SIGNAL BASE DEPOT REUNION IN LAS VEGAS
MAY 3 TO MAY 7, 2010 NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY HOTEL SPACE LEFT FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO ATTEND. YOU CAN CONTACT DICK KATZ. HE IS THE ONE PLANING ALL OF THE EVENTS AND THE RESERVATIONS FOR THE REUNION. HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS IS Hce16@aol.com
Jerry Kmieciak Saturday, 1/2/10, 7:53 AM
46250 weapons mech u.s.a.f. 66-68 guam b52s 68-69 vietnam -binh thuy 01s02s udorn air america t28s phang rang 01s 02s ov10s DROSE may 19 69 looking for mike donovan 46250 460 trs tan san nut 68-69 was on a loading team from ohio 239 466 7562 fl sbt1049@embarqmail.com
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