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[edit] USS Arizona Survivor

Original - U.S. Navy USS Arizona survivor, retired Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Langdell pauses to collect his thoughts during an interview by a FOX News correspondent as he visits the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center.
Original - U.S. Navy USS Arizona survivor, retired Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Langdell pauses to collect his thoughts during an interview by a FOX News correspondent as he visits the USS ARIZONA Memorial Visitors Center.
Reason
1,177 of the 1,400 sailors aboard USS Arizona (BB-39) perished during the attack on Pearl Harbor. 65 years later, one of the survivors visits the memorial. The uniform and the lei provide just enough context for the facial expression: pursed lips, reddened eyelids, and the beginnings of a tear. The casualties aren't numbers to him--they're faces, colleagues, friends.
Articles this image appears in
USS Arizona Memorial , Saudade
Creator
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (U.S. Gov't public domain)
  • Support as nominator DurovaCharge! 20:50, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose A fine picture, but not encyclopedic IMO. The event of his returning to the site of the event is in itself non-notable. On a separate note, I'm not a fan of the emotive summary above - it seems to argue for the picture not on the basis of its own merits but rather implies that if we oppose the picture's candidacy then we are being callous. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Witty lama (talk • contribs) 07:17, 20 January 2008
    • All right: I also think it's a very well-composed close-up with appropriate background and depth of field. It appears at the article about the ship's memorial - an apt place for one of the few human beings who has a direct memory. DurovaCharge! 08:00, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose. It's a touching image, as anything like this is likely to be, but not particularly well composed. Additionally I don't find it adds a lot to the article. Sorry, but therefore doesn't strike me as FP quality. --jjron (talk) 07:21, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Wavering between Support and Weak Support. I think the composition, while not documenting the entire person etc. is appropriate for the situation. The sentiment is an important one, it's technically pretty good, but I almost agree with witty lama's oppose. I'll stick to Support for now. —Vanderdecken∴ ∫ξφ 12:05, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Regretful Oppose Doesn't exactly... well, although it's very touching, it's not very illustrative of the ship itself. Maybe if this guy's face was under sad, I'd consider it. --Sharkface217 02:00, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Not encyclopedic for the article for which it is nominated (this is not a photo of the memorial). It's a fine photo, but that alone isn't enough. Compare this one-- although the FPC nom failed, I think the encyclopedicity was stronger (it was nominated for, among other things, Military brat (U.S. subculture)). Spikebrennan (talk) 17:03, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment and Support I have added it to Saudade, which I believe is *exactly* what that man is feeling as he recollects his fallen companions. It's got a lot more encyclopedic value there then it did before. Take that into consideration in the future now. Cheers. --Mad Tinman T C 22:12, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

No consensus MER-C 02:24, 27 January 2008 (UTC)