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Did you know... that Vietnam War photojournalist Art Greenspon was wounded in the face by a shot that had first passed through colleague Co Rentmeester's hand?
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... that Vietnam War photojournalist Art Greenspon was wounded in the face by a shot that had first passed through colleague Co Rentmeester's hand? Source: "one bullet went through Co's hand then hit Art in the nose" from: Hunt, George P. (17 May 1968). Editor's Note. Time Inc. p. 3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
ALT2: ... that Art Greenspon's photograph of a US helicopter landing zone, which has been called the best photo of the Vietnam War, was one of few to be saved from a damp camera? Source: "I knew what was in the camera, but when I went to wind back the film, I couldn’t. The film in my Nikon had become stuck to the pressure plate from all the moisture. My Leica was soaked, too, and I wasn’t sure what kind of pictures it was producing. ... It wasn’t enough to save the elephant grass ambush pictures, and most of the hometown portraits were too thin to print. I’m grateful for what I got, but I’m still a little sad for what I lost." from: van Agtmael, Peter (11 September 2013). "'The Best Photo From Vietnam': One Photographer's Defining Image of War". Time. Retrieved 17 May 2023. and "Greenspon, who was wounded in Vietnam after making wat has been called the best photo from the war" from: Ward, Stephen J. A. (2 September 2021). Handbook of Global Media Ethics. Springer Nature. p. 1175. ISBN978-3-319-32103-5.
ALT3: ... that more than 40 years after returning from the Vietnam War, photojournalist Art Greenspon retrained as a social worker to help military veterans affected by mental illness? Source: "I got my masters degree in clinical social work in 2011 at the age of 69 ... At the age of 69, Greenspon earned a masters degree in clinical social work with the goal of helping veterans. “I know how hard it is to recover from PTSD, trauma and addictions,” he says. 'In the final years of my life, I am dedicated to helping troops recover from the horrors of war.'" from: van Agtmael, Peter (11 September 2013). "'The Best Photo From Vietnam': One Photographer's Defining Image of War". Time. Retrieved 17 May 2023.