Army Cpl. Eric Wilson photographed 2-year-old Samuel Edwards holding onto to his dad, Sgt. 1st Class Norman Edwards, in Vilseck, Germany. (DoD)
A Navy SEAL - Sea-Air-Land - poses for photographer Nick Kelsh at Andersen Air Force base, Guam. (DoD)
Coast Guard recruits wait for their eggs to finish cooking at the training center at Cape May, N.J. Photographer Al Diaz (DoD)
Photographer Arthur Grace, a former Marine lance corporal, revisited boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Staff Sgt. Charles A. Joseph yells at a recruit. (DoD)
Day in the Life of an Army Story aired: Monday, May 26, 2003
A close-up of the hawk-like B2 Stealth Bomber readying for take-off at an air force base in Missouri. The rising sun at daybreak as a sentry keeps watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Female marines dressed in full battle gear marching into a pool to train for a "combat swim" at Parris Island in South Carolina.
These are just a handful of the images featured in "A Day in the Life of the United States Armed Forces," an enormous new book of photographs shot by 125 of the world's top photojournalists on one single day--October 22nd, 2002--at various locations throughout the world.
"A Day in the Life" offers an insider's view of life for new recruits, battle-hardened veterans, senior and junior officers, new grunts, and family members. It also has a forward by veteran World War II correspondent Walter Cronkite, accompanied by--what else- a photo of the dashing young Cronkite in his correspondent's uniform, pad and pen at in hand, ready to record history.
Guests:
Matthew Nayson, editor and co-producer of the new book "A Day in the Life of the Us Armed Forces."
