Larue Barnes: Pictures of survival (WW2 Marine POW in Japan who took pics with a homemade camera)

Cleburne Times-Review ^ | 5/30/2004 | Larue Barnes

[jtminton]

More pictures here (WARNING: Tough to look at)

[Professional Engineer]

Ping

[jtminton]

Burleson ping!

[Red Badger]

Another reason to pay attention in science class. (are you listening f15falcon?)

[Clint Williams]

Another reason to pay attention in science class. (are you listening f15falcon?)

Better ping him if you want an answer... ;-)

[taxesareforever]

Terence Sumner Kirk of Burleson, a U.S. Marine in World War II, made the only photographs ever taken inside a Japanese POW camp.

A few years ago I was on vacation to Singapore. While there I visited an old sight of a Japanese prison camp and in a building at this sight they had copies of pictures that were taken by a prisoner at this prison. His also was with a homemade camera and it was a very elaborate system he had of putting the camera together, taking it apart and still being able to photograph the area. I'm not writing this to take anything away from Kirk but I do believe this would be another case and not the only case of photographs of a Japanese prison.

[SAMWolf]

Japan has managed to avoid the stigma attached to it's atrocities committed during WWII. While Nazi Germany is held up as the poster child for atrocities, Japan has gotten a pass.

[steplock]

Very good price!!
Amazon has ONE used copy that they will sell for $46.00!

I recommend this book for everyone's library - especially to be prominently displayed at your local PUBLIC library!

Don't expect them to buy on - buy one yourself and DONATE the book. THAT is the true American way!


The Secret Camera may be purchased for $20 by sending a check or money order payable to Terence S. Kirk, 7926 FM 927, Walnut Springs, TX, 76690, or by calling 254-797-5609.

[No Blue States]

Man thanks for the ping JT, Im proud to live where this hero lives. It struck me how he still loved his country after all he had been through, and how he could make a camera that worked with only his mind and cardboard.

Many times Ive thought of these old guys dying away so fast, and the thought of losing Americans of such unequaled caliber. The thought is depressing to me, I fear most of us are candy asses compared to them. I know I am.

But they certainly set a great example for us to follow.
Im going to check out his pics now.

[No Blue States]

Damn.

[newsgatherer]

bump for 3:pm update.

[Ff--150]

must read

[newsgatherer]

I have excerpted and linked to this on christian-news-in-maine.com Thanks for a great story, makes me proud.

[jtminton]

Yeah. That's what I thought. I was going to post the pictures on this thread, but I was afraid that might be seen as disrespectful to Vets.

[jtminton]

I have excerpted and linked to this on christian-news-in-maine.com Thanks for a great story, makes me proud.

Wow. I feel so . . . published! :)

[RaceBannon]

Marine Corps Bump!

[aruanan]

Well, they look quite different from the well-fed, buffed prisoners at Al Graib who were "tortured" by having to wear women's clothes.

[No Blue States]

After the way these men were treated I doubt they were crying over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Their story does need to be in our history books, the Japs bit off more than they could chew at Pearl Harbor and they are not the angels some history revisionists claim.

[jtminton]

Yeah, somehow I doubt that 60 minutes will run a story showing these prison photos.

[SW6906]

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