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valhalla07

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03/21/2008 3:03 AM

Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941 The surprise was complete. The planes came in two waves; the first hit its target at 7:53 am the second at 8:55. By 9:55 it was all over. By 1:00 pm carriers launched planes 274 heading for Japan. Behind them they left 2,403 dead, 188 destroyed planes and a crippled Pacific Fleet that included 8 destroyed battleships. In one stroke the Japanese action silenced the debate that had divided Americans on the Nazi war in Europe. "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy. The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan" Roosevelt addressed to the Congress

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It shows five US Marines and a US Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. This photograph was reprinted in thousands of publications. Later, it became the only photograph to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in the same year it was published. The photo was regarded as one of the most significant and recognizable images of the war & the most reproduced photograph of all times

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, 156,000 American, British and Canadian troops landed on Normandy beaches to begin the liberation of Europe from its Nazi occupiers. It was said to be the largest build-up and movement of soldiers in the history of mankind

This picture of the "mushroom cloud" is a very accurate approximation of the enormous quantity of energy spread below. The first atomic bomb, released on August 6 in Hiroshima (Japan) killed about 80,000 people. It didn't render the Japanese to surrender. Therefore, on August 9 another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The effects of the second bomb were even more devastating with 150,000 people were killed or injured. Extremely temperature & radiation caused more long term damage

Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt's "The Kiss" at the end of World War II, in US cities everybody went to the streets to salute the end of combat. Friendship and unity were everywhere. This picture shows a sailor kissing a young nurse in Times Square. The fact is he was kissing every girl he encountered. This particular nurse slapped him

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haylzryke

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03/21/2008 3:54 AM

The burning monk pic gives me chills. I was in Vietnam last year and went to the temple where the monk's car is now storred. I remember reading the plaques and they all talked about how the monk was protesting America and it's involvement in the war, not the South of Vietnam, I guess yay for Communism huh?

nmou81

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03/21/2008 5:19 AM

oh damn this post made me cry !!

roooooo32

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03/21/2008 5:37 AM

A very famous photo in Australia's history, the ANZACs playing cricket in Gallipoli before evacuation.

mEEEEchelle

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03/21/2008 7:12 AM

What's happening to him in this picture?

StupidHeels

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03/21/2008 9:31 AM

giadoe wrote:

Take a break from celeb pics....lets post famous pictures that change humankind or depict human emotion or just simply famous (like the bliss picture below).

Lunch atop skycrapper 1932 - GE Building NY

What? How did they get up there? How did they get off? Why would they go there in the first place? My brain just exploded. It makes me so nervous just thinking about it.

The Moonlights Coming Through

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03/21/2008 9:43 AM

^i've seen that picture so many times. i guess they just aren't afraind of heights.

Libran Girl

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03/21/2008 2:42 PM

Great post!
Some of these pictures are so touching/disturbing.

giadoe

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03/21/2008 3:25 PM

haylzryke wrote:
The burning monk pic gives me chills. I was in Vietnam last year and went to the temple where the monk's car is now storred. I remember reading the plaques and they all talked about how the monk was protesting America and it's involvement in the war, not the South of Vietnam, I guess yay for Communism huh?

wow...interesting...I got this from the pulitzer website and the caption said the monk protested the South Vietname regime (forgot the leader name, pardon me) because the regime oppressed Buddhism and didn't give the monks the same right as Catholic priests/churches. I was skeptical but I thought since it's in pulitzer website then they must check the truth right? I guess I'm wrong.

If this is not true, I wonder why they don't change it and let it reflected the truth? I will ask my vietnamese friends tonight to see if they know about this too...

mrsesnape

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03/21/2008 3:44 PM

The pictures of those starving children are so sad.

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giadoe

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03/21/2008 3:56 PM

mEEEEchelle wrote:

What's happening to him in this picture?

This is based on the feature journalism from Sacramento bee, won pulitzer award in 2007. It's about a single mom and her 10 year old's courageous battle against the cancer. Here is the snippet of the full story. very sad story.
*******Warning, tear jerkers, content from : http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2007/feature-photography/works/ **************

Racing barefooted after kicking off her flip-flops, Cyndie pushes her son Derek Madsen, 10, up and down hallways in the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on June 21, 2005, successfully distracting him during the dreaded wait before his bone marrow extraction. Doctors want to determine whether he is eligible for a blood stem cell transplant, his best hope for beating neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, which was diagnosed in November 2004.

Cyndie French, embraces her son, Derek Madsen, 10, on July 25, 2005, after learning Derek needs surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen. The emotional impact is taking its toll on her. "How can anyone maintain a nine-to-five job and do this?" she begins to wonder.

Derek Madsen, 10, gets a soothing massage from his mother, Cyndie French, at her Sacramento nail and tanning salon.. "I'm going to do whatever it takes to make him happy, to see him smile." Cyndie says. A single mom of five, Cyndie had to give up her salon at a financial loss to care for her dying son. (7/9/06)

Derek playfully taunts his mother as Cyndie tries to coax him down from a wall outside the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on July 27. They are there to admit Derek for cancer surgery the following day.Cyndia, who understands Derek's emotional meltdown before procedures, spends hours getting him in the door of the hospital

Shortly after his 11th birthday and Cyndie's 40th, Derek is comforted by his brother Micah Moffe, 17, left, and mom Cyndie, right, as he gets a tattoo in preparation for radiation therapy on November 30, 2005.. Micah often accompanies Derek to treatments even though his schoolwork suffers.

giadoe

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03/21/2008 4:02 PM

On February 6, 2006, one of Derek's cancer doctors recommends Cyndie contact hospice workers. She doesn't tell Derek about the conversation, but retreats behind a closed door at home to cry. "I don't think it's important to tell him," she says. "Why? What for?" Sensing her sadness, Derek tries to cheer up his mom.

Realizing that Derek may never have an opportunity to get his driver's license, something he's told her he is anticipating, Cyndie French defies the rules and lets him drive up and down their street in West Sacramento. On the same day, Feb. 9, 2006. Cyndie met for the first time with hospice workers, and learns there is little time left for Derek.

Derek is tearful as Cyndie tries to reason with him at the UC Davis Cancer Center on Feb. 14, 2006. She and Dr. William Hall argue that Derek should have a series of radiation treatments to shrink tumors spreading throughout his body and alleviate his pain.. "Derek, you might not make it if you don't do this," Cyndie tells her son. Derek fires back: "I don't care! Take me home. I'm done, Mom. Are you listening to me? I'm done."

Cyndie consoles her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, on April 24, 2006, Fearing Derek's time is near, Cyndie wrote a letter to Derek about how brave he's been during his battle with cancer. She reads it to her youngest son repeatedly, hoping he can still understand

darling20

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03/21/2008 4:06 PM

Jesus Christ, how sad. Here's another picture of Cyndie and her son:

giadoe

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03/21/2008 4:09 PM

After placing a flower beside her son's head, a sobbing Cyndie drops to the floor on April 25, as her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, and another friend, Nick Rocha, comfort her. Derek is too weak to acknowledge his mother's presence as she keeps a 24-hour vigil by his bed.

Derek has a final burst of energy after days of Cyndie keeping vigil at his bedside. She helps her anguished son walk on April 26. A cancerous tumor has distended Derek's stomach so far that his pants no longer fit. Another tumor in his brain impairs his eyesight making navigation difficult inside their rental home

Derek refuses to take pain medications because he fears further damage to his organs. He rages at his mother on April 28, blaming her for not making him healthier. "You have to calm down and help me help you," Cyndie says

Derek kisses his mom at the Relay for Life benefit, as his 6-year-old sister, Brianna, stands by. Wanting to contribute something to the cause and to "give back,." Cyndie recruited volunteers for the benefit. Before the race, Cyndie speaks to the crowd about her pride in her son's bravery during his battle with cancer.

Derek last trip to outdoor

Cyndie French fights her emotions May 10, as she prepares to flush out Derek's catheter with saline solution before hospice nurse Sue Kirkpatrick, left, administers a sedative that will give the 11-year-old a peaceful death. "I know in my heart I've done everything I can," Cyndie says.

giadoe

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03/21/2008 4:10 PM

Cyndie rocks her dying son as the song, "Because We Believe," plays on a cd. She sings along with Andrea Bocelli in a whispery voice. "Once in every life/There comes a time/We walk out all alone/And into the light…" From left, family friends Ashley Berger, Amy Morgan and Kelly Whysong offer comfort as Cyndie tells Derek, "It's OK, baby. I love you, little man. I love you, brave boy. I love you. I love you." Derek died soon after in his mother's arms on May 10, 2006

POProcks08

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03/21/2008 4:13 PM

You weren't kidding about tearjerkers. Wow.

jain smith

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03/21/2008 4:18 PM

giadoe wrote:

Derek kisses his mom at the Relay for Life benefit, as his 6-year-old sister, Brianna, stands by. Wanting to contribute something to the cause and to "give back,." Cyndie recruited volunteers for the benefit. Before the race, Cyndie speaks to the crowd about her pride in her son's bravery during his battle with cancer.

I'm almost in tears looking at these pics.

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03/21/2008 4:22 PM

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Kent State 1970

When President Richard Nixon said he was sending troops to Cambodia, the nation's colleges erupted in protest. At Kent State some threw rocks. The Ohio National Guard, called in to quell the turmoil, suddenly turned and fired, killing four; two were simply walking to class. This photo captured a pivotal moment: American soldiers had just killed American kids. Student photographer John Filo won the Pulitzer; the event was also memorialized in a Neil Young song and a TV movie. The girl, Mary Ann Vecchio, turned out not to be a Kent State student, but a 14-year-old runaway. She was sent back to her family in Florida.

My school. No matter how many times it gets rehashed here, I still feel this intense feeling whenever it's mentioned. There's memorials all over campus so that's a constant reminder as well.