
14/04/2025
As a young Washington Post staff photographer in 1969, I was assigned to photograph a Vietnam era medevac helo deployed by the Washington Hospital Center for Memorial Day accidents on Washington's Beltway. Merely showing the helicopter seemed boring. The public had seen numerous chopper photos. The essence: Doctors were awaiting with a gurney on the ground. Asked the pilot If I could fly up to shoot thru the cockpit. On landing, other photographers wanted to copy my idea. The pilot said, "Only for the Washington Post." The image ran 1/2 page above the fold in the Post City Section. From then on I was in love with helicopters.