Vietnam veteran Mike Bachler opens the doors to the DAV van inside the Lowe's parking lot, the veterans' meeting place for the ride to Augusta, Ga.
Over the past month, my classmate Lindy Dugger, a graduate student Christy Fricks, and I have been documenting healthcare in Athens, specifically the Chapter 2 Van that takes local veterans to the VA Hospital in Augusta, Ga, about two hours east of Athens. We've met a lot of cool and welcoming people and our project has kinda morphed into both a story about veteran transportation and a profile on the local veterans that use this transportation and Georgia VA Hospitals. The drivers of the van that transport these men and women are all volunteers; the ones we have met are Vietnam veterans. Here are a few pictures of the people in our story, all veterans in past wars and conflicts. Thank you to all the kind people for allowing us to photograph your stories.
Vietnam veteran Bradford Cullen sits in the front seat of the van
Army Veteran Issom Weems, the commander of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2 and coordinator of transportation in Athens
WWII veteran Julius "Jake" L. Guest, Sergeant in Air Corps tech supply; Guest served during D-Day in Normandy and for a total of 25 months in WWII.
Jake Guest holds a photograph of himself (pictured in the middle)
Christy Fricks interviews her brother Brian Fricks, an Army Sergeant in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Brian Fricks (white shirt) poses with his family and nephew
Thank you for checking out the pictures. Please check back soon for a link to a soundslides presentation of the veterans project where you can hear these veterans present their stories and healthcare in Athens. -Tyler
1 comment:
hello
My name is Kelsey and i am a senior in high school. I am participating in a Veterans of Foreign Wars art competition and i was wondering if i could have your permission to use one of your pictures to as subject matter in my illustruation.
If this is okay with you, could you please email me your statement of permission as soon as possible?. my email address is kjcoulter@msn.com. thank you so much for considering this. Hope to hear from you soon.
-Kelsey
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