{"id":40683,"date":"2023-05-29T08:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=40683"},"modified":"2023-05-29T09:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:02:16","slug":"memorial-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/05\/29\/memorial-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

More than half a century ago a skinny kid from Maryland found himself in a place he had probably never heard of — Phu Loi, Vietnam<\/em>. This is Daniel Love who I met on a job about 25 years after this picture was taken, and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of him. Every time I turn on a computer or fire up some image editing software, I think of Dan who so generously offered his time, knowledge and equipment. <\/p>\n

Sadly Dan succumbed to the effects of Agent Orange a little over three years ago. He is missed.<\/p>\n

\"Self<\/a><\/p>\n

Dan wrote the caption below this self-portrait:<\/p>\n

\n

Self Portrait “Texass”<\/h1>\n

Fort Bliss, Texas, not much to do in Fort Bliss, but play pool and make sure you weren’t in the way when someone got their ass kicked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than half a century ago a skinny kid from Maryland found himself in a place he had probably never heard of — Phu Loi, Vietnam. 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