Apparently my photo challenge of yesterday was too easy. Very well, then; here are 10 images of famous people taken during periods of their military service. Some became politicians, some authors, and some achieved high rank. Not all are Americans. Bragging rights to those who correctly identify the most from the following (mouse over for image ID#'s, listed below, as images may appear in different order on your computer screen than mine). Click to enlarge.
More (8/23/2008-8/25/2008) Credit for correct ID's below:
1 : Harry Truman (Matthew McKeon)
10_6: Field Marshall Mongomery (Matthew McKeon / David Corbett)
2_3: William McKinley (David Corbett) 6_2: William Faulkner (Matthew McKeon)
8_2: Wilfred Owen (Matthew McKeon) 9_2: Douglas MacArthur (Matthew McKeon)
7_2: Ambrose Bierce (Matthew McKeon) 5_2: Ernest Hemingway (Matthew McKeon)
3_2: George Patton (Matthew McKeon) 4_2: "Chinese" Gordon (Matthew McKeon)
Wow, Theo, talk about intentionally missing the broad side of the proverbial barn... ;-)
Davey Staats, as you should remember, was in Korea with the Indian Head Division. You missed a classic opportunity to cast Paul Keeley as Newman (he certainly looked like old blue-eyes back in Andyland. Old Jessup wouldn't be related to Uncle Ed, now? (As a Guide for the Perplexed, this is all boarding school inside baseball).
Posted by: Tim Abbott | August 22, 2008 at 06:32 PM
1. Jessup Murray
10-6. Eustace Wike
2-3. Thomas Miles Jenkins
6-2. Zbigniew Kingsley
8-2. Doug Dorn
9-2. Heironymous Stivers
7-2. Petrushka Fallaw
5-2. Davis Washburn, Sr.
3-2. Augustus Staats
4-2. This is clearly Paul Newman, wtf.
Posted by: theo | August 22, 2008 at 12:53 PM