Graduated high school. I was drafted, went into the air force and they said youre going to be a photographer and thats what i did. Why was that . They said well, at the time, this is 1967, vietnam wars going on, i was drafted, i didnt want to go to the army so i joined the air force. The air force did the aerial photo over North Vietnam so there was a big turn over of air force photo people. So all the guys, 500 guys, its called a flight, and we all got some kind of aerial photography, Motion Picture photography, Lab Processing and still photography. Im valdez, i got still photography which was at the bottom of the list. And i was assigned to the 836combat support group at mcgill air force base in tam pa florida. I worked for the newspaper but the Strike Command was there and thats kind of where the vietnam war was managed from. I, at 18yearold was photographing three and fourstar generals in meetings and ceremonies. So at a very early point in my photography career was photoing highle
Archived his photos. This is just over 70 minutes. All of the president ial photographers come to that job in different ways. Beenof them come in having press photographers covering the campaign. It was 1983 and i was a government photographer. I had been a government photographer since day 1, 1967. I was drafted after graduating from high school into the air force. They told me i would be a photographer, and that is what i did. Time, 1967 the vietnam war was going on. Want to go into the army, so i joined the air force. There was a big turnover of air force photo people. There were 500 guys, it was called flight. We all got some kind of aerial photography, Motion Picture photography, lab processing, and still photography. Still photography was at the bottom of the list. I was assigned to the 836 combat support group in florida. Newspaper buthe the Strike Command was there and thats kind of where the vietnam war was managed from. At 18 years old, i was photographing generals in meeting
David all of the president ial photographers come to that job in different ways. Most of them come in having been press photographers covering the campaign. I didnt. It was 1983 and i was a government photographer. I had been a government photographer since day 1, 1967. I was drafted after graduating from high school into the air force. They told me i would be a photographer, and that is what i did. At the time, 1967 the vietnam war was going on. I did not want to go into the army, so i joined the air force. There was a big turnover of air force photo people. There were 500 guys, it was called flight. We all got some kind of aerial photography, Motion Picture photography, lab processing, and still photography. Still photography was at the bottom of the list. I was assigned to the 836 combat support group in florida. I worked for the newspaper but the Strike Command was there and thats kind of where the vietnam war was managed from. At 18 years old, i was photographing generals in meeti
Well bring in rain by late tomorrow. Ill have the accuweather sevenday forecast coming up. Lisa, thank you. They zoomed through many east bay communities a few weeks ago. This weekend, hundreds of motorcyclists may cause problems again. Police say social media has tipped them off there may be sideshows with people coming from all over the state. Abc 7 News Reporter katie utehs has more on what police are doing to get ready. Reporter swarms of motorcycle riders took over east bay roadways late last month. Police arrested five people and impounded vehicles. But it hasnt slowed side show activity. More is expected this weekend. Oakland Police Captain Randall Wingate says the street stunts stretch the department thin. If youre a victim of a minor crime, youll have to wait, it will backlog us for an entire day. Until we can get to you to take that report. Ive seen a couple of sideshows where theyve pulled firearms out and shooting while spinning doughnuts. Thats ridiculous. You shouldnt hav
Mid and upper 50s by noontime with partly cloudy conditions. More sunshine by 4 00. By the end of the day were back into the 50s with a dry afternoon. Thats not going to last. Several chances of rain for the upcoming workweek, even perhaps squeeze some in by the end of the weekend, chris. Lisa, thank you. They zoom through many east Bay Community a few weeks ago. This weekend, hundreds of motorcyclists may cause problems again. Police say social media has tipped them off there may be sideshows with people coming from all over the state. Abc 7 News Reporter katie utehs has more on what police are doing to get ready. Reporter swarms of motorcycle riders took over east bay roadways late last month. Police arrested five people and impounded vehicles. But it hasnt slowed side show activity. More is expected this weekend. Oakland Police Captain Randall Wingate says the street stunts stretch the department thin. If youre a victim of a minor crime, youll have to wait, it will backlog us for an