PHOTOGRAPHY FIGHTS

[Music] nope I know for whom the bells are tolling [Music] every two and a half minutes approximately the time it takes you to see this picture an American soldier somewhere on this war wracked earth has fallen in combat every two-and-a-half minutes every two-and-a-half minutes day and night American wounded American dead killed by Nazis killed by Japs without every hour of dirty hot hardwork in America the list of broken bodies and stamped out lives would be longer the bells would be tolling faster every casting and forging every rivet bold fuse fitting valve every tired tank truck engine and plane we send over brings our boys back sooner for two and a half years they have suffered every two and a half minutes and known a casualty let's get it over with every war bond you buy shortens the time to victory [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I don't know I kind of like to hear the radio on yeah really bill I think we might get a new stove the OPA ìletís this one's simply ruining your pancake never gets hot enough [Music] thing I don't understand is where the Jets got all those Islands we're taking away from them yeah says here the Johnson boy is in the South Pacific taking pictures Oh graphic and clarification whatever that is doesn't look like it not at all he ought to take pictures of himself a bet he's having the term of his life I used to run around with a brownie taking pictures of trees and flowers you take some me too okay he's lucky not like me he's doing what he likes to do instead of slaving in a factory boy through the Pacific was done in camera now me I'll take the gun he can keep his camera no there must be some reason nah he and his camera the devil is the Navy walked with a camera anyway they oughta sell it with bullets and aim it at the jack long time as usual come on get out of that around here we wait till the guns cause of spam Mountain but why is it I never get the word you better step on a Johnson all the good parts holes are going fast uh-huh it's not - we're fishing for purple arts haven't you heard Vauxhall's pink anyway honey how long a jab can smell even through the gizmo this doesn't make sense they'd have another look you know the old man Blair speaking as usual yeah it's view as usual Johnson all right thanks yes sir oh no sir I'm sorry McKay's run hasn't come to the printer yet yes sir I know uh I'll do my best sir I'll let you know since its racer class I go out and take your pictures I don't know why me I'm a fighter pilot you fellas can't even get him printed in the phone rings there's an error rate and you say as usual nothing never happened Burke how those prints coming he'll be ready in a minute sir than to draw a nap okay [Music] No my you glory and your pride here they are oh thanks Bert but those are risked my life fighting a thunderstorm because there's no [ __ ] on the island not a [ __ ] on the island huh here's something I could really risk my life for it well there Jeff on the island alright have a look at that I pulled over that Ilyich from stem to stern there's nothing there with palm trees and mosquitoes yeah sure but look I'm looking to know I sees palm trees as usual alright now knock it off cos they're two patches here like this seat now nobody ever made a rectangular patch except a man not an ant or a mosquito nor anything but a man and the color tone over here is just like the beach so they must have been holding Carl from the beach and grading or servicing it oh sure they start an airstrip all right somebody send you a bottle for Melbourne look at the way these two ends are lined up so that you get maximum length without much grading and you know that the wind blows him over here yeah all right McHale you get me that stuff tomorrow I'll prove it to you I'll be more horrible it will be the beginnings of a dispersal strip here they'll be I'll look fun I know that I'm right just get me that stuff did you ever try to land an Air find out a bunch of palm trees that's where they're smart you can push a palm tree over with a bulldozer they got shallow roots so they finish the field knock out the trees and we're prong from here at a week tops I still think somebody says you'll bottleful Delbert there go spam Mountain as usual grab that stuff [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] this is all I could find this well every little bit helps okay just gets here for those pictures all I've gotta do is we don't get this Shack fixed up yeah eat a candy hurry it up [Music] [Music] well that's it now where's McKay [Music] yeah this is it all right you see what I've been talking about here's where they've been working at the center of the field like this [Music] and here's the dispersal strip so now what do you think McKay I think I'll take a bottle for Melbourne - thanks give me crocodile now crocodile see art alright hurry it up then hello crocodile I want bureau nickel hello vero give me operations after seven o'clock this gets tougher hello operations this is Johnson a photo interpret the day's photographic coverage confirms that [ __ ] airstrip yes of course I'm sure [Music] [Music] no ma'am I don't know why the Navy needs cameras seems to me they need to Don much I mean a the Air Force's Coast Guard its money all the time gimme gimme gimme don't say no money don't grow on trees I don't know bill maybe there's a reason they there's a lot of things we don't know anything about maybe they need things like cameras and film books and paper and ten and fat and old stuff and this an athlete well we just don't understand why me I don't believe it photographic interpretation what sort of a war is that [Music] the picture which you have just sent one man sitting at his good Sunday breakfast at home thinks about the war but you know otherwise you have also seen how another man in a jungle tent from a few small pictures moved a great fleet and caused the destruction of an airfield that airfield was Munda and when we knocked it out Waddell canal was maturely assisted in those days when the going was tough but this is just one small story about naval photography there are countless others everywhere from Europe to Japan Photography by reconnaissance and photo interpretation maps the way discovers the enemy's plans and so helps to save lies and speed victory photography its interpretation and use costs money make no mistake about that millions and millions of dollars your dollars go to train the skill personnel provide them with fine cameras superb lenses and all the complicated mechanisms which they require to do their job photography is but one of many services which support the fighting man make his victory easier and certain consequently unless you continue to purchase war bonds these services will be harmed the road will be longer men will die whose deaths are not needed yours remains the continuing task and privilege of lending your money so that your Army and Navy can bring you victory [Music]