my brother Kenneth by texboy
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Dear old Ken would be 81 tomorrow, if he hadn't smoked all his life; instead, he died at age 53. This was taken in 1946 before his ship left for Bikini Atoll and the Crossroads Baker shot (21 kilotons, 7/25/46, the day I was born). Happy birthday, bud!! (and dguthrie53 below is his one and only daughter, my favorite niece)
Comments (14)
Rainastorm
Happy Birthday Ken:-)
PD154
Wonderful capture and rememberance image, I smoke like a train, and have just turned 54, so this had me thinking!
magnus073
Happy Birthday Kenneth, this is a fine tribute for him. I am sorry for your loss and it is sad people can survive wars and be taken by smoking. My Grandfather died about the same age also and for the same reason.
WarpedHalo
What a good lookin' dude he was. It is a shame of how he went and sorry for your loss, Paul - it is hard losing someone quite young. And yes - happy birthday, Ken!
Darkwish
Happy Birthday for your brother)))) I like this shot! 5
durleybeachbum
Waht a stunningly handsome man!
texboy
Thanks, dear friends; you probably can't see it, but the picture's inscribed "Love to you both..." meaning our parents; he didn't know he had a little brother. Quite a surprise!!
dguthrie53
stunning looks run in the family! Happy Birthday, Daddy!
kasalin
Happy Birthday Ken:-) Sad story, ... but a nice capture !!! V:5*** Hugs :):):)
bmac62
Great tribute to your older brother...bet you thought about him on November 11th too. Now, I've met your dad and brother...cool. I have it in mind to add something about my dad using your technique...he played lots of musical instruments...I have him in a tux holding a trumpet standing in front of Glen Miller's band...absolute photo manipulation but would be fun to upload. Bill
Buffalo1
A handsome sailor man and a fine tribute. I doubt if being at the A bomb test helped his health either. I met a sailor who was at one of the tests and he said he could see the bones in his hands (covering his eyes) in the flash.
saretta
Wonderful way to remember him with this beautiful portrait,a splendid tribute to your brother.
Chipka
I love historical pictures of individual people and this is one of the reasons why. The writer in me wants to read his face and probe into the stories that his expression tells. Great image and a fantastic post/tribute.
pamountaingal
This is fantastic. So personal and thanks for sharing with us. Great tribute.