There’s a person down the street, in your neighborhood and mine…
These are the first words I wrote for my short documentary The Person Down The Street because Veterans are everywhere. Over the years I’ve met a lot of them. We’ll be talking and eventually it would come out, “I was on Omaha beach”, “I was over in Iraq”, “I took reconnaissance photos over Europe”, etc. etc. They are our doctors and lawyers, our postmen and our nurses. They are under our noses and we didn’t even know it half the time. So I thought, maybe I should be a little nicer to everyone I meet because after all, that person could be a Veteran. This is the thought that is meant to be provoked by this film.
I love the Veterans of The United States of America. Anyone who takes an oath to lay it all on the line for my freedom is top tier in my book. So to all Veterans out there, thank you.
I’d also like to thank all the Veterans who allowed me to photograph them for this film. Especially my Grandfather, a WWII Vet who instilled in me a sense of pride for country and love of history that I will carry with me for eternity. Thanks Pop.
