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: 8/18/2008
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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. 

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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.
BOB PROCTOR. NOW THAT THE TOURS FOR OUR TROOPS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THEY NEED OUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS MORE THEN EVER.
BOB PROCTOR
To all those that visit my site I have a favor to ask of you please write  Sony Pictures asking that they release a memorial edition on video of "Three Stripes in the Sun". 
Don Devaney and I have been working on getting a Video of "Three Stripes in the Sun" released with a proceeding memorial to Sergeant Major Hugh O'Reilly. I have made a DVD from his funeral and "Three Stripes in the Sun" for a memorial release. 
I have sent a copies to Sony Pictures to encourage them to make a Video for commercial release. I also asked them to consider giving copies to the 27th Infantry Regiment (Wolfhounds) for distribution to all of their companies and the 25th Infantry Division of which the 27th is a part, also all members of the O'Reilly family. 
I encourage you to write Sony Pictures. The movie was released by Columbia Pictures June 1955 that is now owned by the Sony Corporation. I have also asked that they consider donating 10 percent of the proceeds to the Holy Family Home in Osaka, Japan which Hugh O'Reilly was largely responsible for bettering the orphans conditions in which they lived by getting donations to build a new home. His story in doing this is the subject of the movie. Sergeant Major Hugh O'Reilly died on June 23, 2006 Don and I have been working very hard to get this project done. We now have the e-mail address for a good contact that we have been working with. His name is Michael Henry the e-mail is Michael_Henry@spe.sony.com use it if you prefer instead of writing a letter.
Write to Sony Pictures
Attn: Adam Williams
SPHE Consumer Affairs Team 
Sony Pictures Plaza
10202 West Washington Blvd.
Culver City, California 90232


We are still trying to get this done and I have sent new copies to Sony Pictures in Culver City CA and to the Sony Corportation in Tokyo, Japan. I encourge everyone that visits my site to write to Sony Pictures the more letters they get the better chance this will be done


Latest News on Three Stripes in the Sun.
I talked to Michael Henry at Sony today and it looks like they are going to release "Three Stripes in the Sun" to DVD. It will take at least 5 to 6 months and maybe longer depending on the quality of the master which has to be digitally converted to the DVD format. I asked about putting a prologue on the movie and he said to send him a e-mail describing what we would like in the way of honoring the memory of Msgt. Hugh O'Reilly. I told him about the DVD that was made by the Army at the memorial of Hugh. The DVD is over a hour long but taking excerpts from it and cutting it to something like 10 to 12 minutes would be nice. He said he would forward the information in the e-mail to the department doing the preparing of the movie for DVD. I sent the e-mail this afternoon. Also a picture of commemorative coin was minted honoring Hugh, the Japanese man that furnished the steel and the Holy Family Home on the face of the coin and the 27the Infantry Regiment (Wolfhounds) on the back.


There was some false information that Ted Turner might own the rights to the movie. This is in response to 
a letter I wrote to Mr. Turner


Mr Proctor –

Ted Turner asked me to respond to your letter dated November 20, 2006, in regards to the film “Three Stripes in the Sun”.  This is not one of the films that is owned by our company.  It is owned and distributed by Columbia Pictures, and unfortunately it is not a movie that is shown on Turner Classic Movies.   You would need to get in touch with the folks in the home video divison of Sony/Columbia in Los Angeles and perhaps they can help you.  Your intentions are very admirable and I wish you good luck on the project, hopefully someone there will see the value in what you are trying to accomplish.  Good luck.

Tom Karsch
EVP/General Manager
Turner Classic Movies

Thank you,
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.
JAPAN NATIONAL FLAG
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.
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SOUTH VIETNAM NATIONAL FLAG BEFORE THE LOSS TO THE NORTH.
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This is what freedom has cost as of August 15, 2008. 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 566              0.238            0.00000182% (2008)
11. Iraq War                                 2003–present   4,144             1.51               0.00139% (2008)
 
OUR NATION WAS CREATED BY GOD AND FOUNDED BY IT FOUNDING FATHERS AS A NATION UNDER GOD. GOD USED OUR MILITARY TO GIVE US THIS GREAT NATION. HE STILL USES THE MILITARY TO KEEP US FREE. IF WE FORGET TO GIVE HONOR TO GOD WILL HE NOT FORSAKE US AS HE DID HIS PEOPLE IN OLDEN TIMES WHEN THEY FORSOOK HIS COMMANDMENTS. THIS NATION IS IN TROUBLE AND NEEDS TO RESTORE IT'S SELF TO GOD AND HIS COMMANDMENTS. PRAY FOR THIS NATION AS WE ARE ABOUT TO ELECIT A NEW PRESIDENT. WHEN YOU GO TO VOTE FORGET PARTY ISSUES AND VOTE FOR WHAT YOU KNOW IS BEST FOR THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE. THE PARTIES HAVE THEIR OWN IDEAS AS TO WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY BUT THE ONLY IDEA THAT COUNTS IS WHAT GOD WANTS FOR OUR COUNTRY. PRAY HARD ABOUT WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY BEFORE YOU VOTE AND VOTE YOUR HEART NOT WHAT OTHERS THINK. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL IS TO VOTE. IF YOU DON'T THINK EITHER CANDIDATE IS RIGHT FOR THE OFFICE WRITE IN WHO YOU BELIEVE IS. MOST STATES ALLOW FOR WRITE INS.
GOD BLESS THIS COUNTRY AND ALL OF IT'S PEOPLE.
BOB PROCTOR