Three Americans
Trei americani
37. Three Americans: Photo by George Strock, 1943
When LIFE published this George Strock photograph of three dead American soldiers who'd been ambushed by the Japanese on Buna Beach in New Guinea, it was the first time the U.S. media showed American war dead who hadn't been covered up or draped in flags. The photo, taken in February 1943, wasn't published until September 1943 as the Department of War Information debated what to do with it -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt finally gave it his blessing because he wanted to jerk the public out of what he felt was a creeping complacency. The photograph itself is frightening well-composed, with the trail of sand-covered bodies leading to the hulking wreckage of the landing vehicle that brought these young soldiers to their deaths.
37. Trei americani: Fotografie realizata de George Strock, 1943
Cand revista LIFE a publicat fotografia lui George Strock in care erau trei soldati americani morti care au cazut intr-o ambuscada organizata de japonezi in Plaja Buna din Noua Guinee, aceasta era prima data cand presa S.U.A publica victime americane ale razboiului care nu erau acoperite sau barem sa fie prezent steagul tarii. Fotografia realizata in februarie 1943 nu a fost publicata pana in septembrie 1943 deoarece Departamentul care se ocupa de Informatiile privind razboiul a dezbatut ce sa faca cu aceasta - pana la urma presedintele Franklin D. Roosevelt a incuviintat deoarece a dorit sa scuture publicul din ceea ce el simtea ca este o complacere care da fiori. Fotografia in sine este infricosator de bine compusa, cu urma facuta din corpurile acoperite de nisip, urma care conduce spre gigantica epava a vehicului a carui aterizare le-a adus moartea acestor soldati tineri.
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