Time capsule

Tuesday, 5:49 pm

By Kate

Jun

26

2007

I was thinking about some photographs that have stood out in my mind, with iconic clarity, over the last six years and it occurred to me that they would make a good time capsule. Consider that these images represent the norm for the kids in the lad’s generation. We talked about that last night. He doesn’t remember what *my* version of normal is like. He had just turned 14 when September 11 occurred. He’s about to turn 20. The photographs mostly speak for themselves without much comment needed. I’m certain there are others that could be added, but these are the ones that have stuck in my mind.

Our savior

Iraqi child screaming afer her parents were blown away at a checkpoint.

Iraq war casualty

Bush humorously looking for WMD in the oval office.

Classy dude

Katrina survivors stuck on a bridge with no rescue in sight

Katrina dead and abandoned

Abu Ghraib

Cheney representing the US at the 60th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Returning home.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center - moldy conditions our soldiers lived in

Walter Reed Army Medical Center - cleaning up previously inhabited room.

Arlington West

Rahm Emanuel’s response to Cheney’s latest claims.

That’s a heck of a legacy for the ole presidential library, isn’t it? And we still have 573 more days to go.