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26-May-2019

The littlest marine

It was sheer luck that I managed to capture this little boy in a Marine Corps uniform and probably his father's hat saluting.

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We went down to the Mall to see the final ride through Washington of Rolling Thunder, an advocacy group that seeks to bring full accountability for prisoners of war and missing in action service members of all US wars. The group's first demonstration was in 1988, and today -- with hundreds of thousands of participants -- was the last, due to what the group says are rising costs and "increased harassment" from the Pentagon. I'll be sad to see this 31-year tradition end.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Opposing forces, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor Z 24-70 f4 S
1/320s f/8.0 at 70.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Benjamin Stark07-Jun-2019 23:16
There riding a Russian made Ural Motorcycle.
Julie Oldfield31-May-2019 01:02
Excellent. Really moving. V
globalgadabout30-May-2019 18:42
engaging, and so sympathetic...
Industrial Heritage30-May-2019 14:19
At least he seems to be proud.
Jim Coffman30-May-2019 12:53
What a cute scene! Well spotted and captured!!
danad30-May-2019 08:04
A stunning scene ! V.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal30-May-2019 06:54
A nice photo of this boy in the sidecar. V
Ursula Miller30-May-2019 06:19
A fine capture, Helen. It’s sad indeed that such a tradition has to end ... ! V
joseantonio30-May-2019 04:16
love the pose of the passanger in the bike on the left.V.