Perhaps I should clean more often. I found this Polaroid of me checking my light meter, Arriflex 16mm camera mounted on the pod and on my shoulder, ready to film a NATO exercise featuring US Army Green Berets and their Greek counterparts. I’m unaware of any other photos of me at work in my US Army uniform. I see I’d made Spec 4 by then, and would make Spec 5 by the next summer.
I never wanted to be a soldier, so I was very fortunate to be accepted for training as a Mopic photographer, then be stationed from July 1970 through the end of November 1972 in Germany.
There’s one of me in civilian clothes, explaining my Arriflex motion picture camera to a kid at another military event. Somewhere!
Anyway, I take time to show you this so I can put off housecleaning prior to my brother’s arrival. I have made it as far as the dining room-kitchen. I may even have time to wash my breakfast dishes! (Or not…!)
Aw well! I was “prettier” and much thinner 44 years ago. 🙁