Letter Home
Was just cleaning out my hard drive and came upon some photos of my trip to Washington DC in 2005.
Cut to 2007 when I was researching online for names for the character William Kemp in our Letter Home – I came upon the name Samuel L Kemp who died during the Vietnam War. I just thought it was a pretty unique name and the fact that the last name meant combat – I thought it was a perfect choice.
Then tonight, going through some photos, I came upon one I labelled ”Vietnam Memorial 03″. It’s a reflective photo of myself on the Wall. There are over 58,000 names etched in the Vietnam War Memorial. Anybody who’s been to Washington knows just how big that memorial is. (I’ve attached a wide shot of the memorial – labelled “Vietnam Memorial 02″) At it’s highest point, the wall is over 10 ft tall. I could have chosen any spot to take this reflective photo back in 2005, but I chose this spot for some reason. Take a look near my left forearm and look at the name etched in the marble – SAMUEL L KEMP!!!!
I’ve been telling people that this film has been kismet, but this is too much!!!!!!!!!!!!
–Ken Pak
