War Paint
Subject: US Marine in South Korea
Photo: Ray Petersen
TSQ Location: Book 1.2, Short Story section, page 106
The story behind this photo was actually kinda interesting. This was initially taken during a field exercise in South Korea. The weather during that time was horrible because it was winter and the high would get to be about 19 degrees.
It sucks putting on war paint in that kind of weather because the paint gets really stiff and doesnt like to stay on the skin, so you really had to rub that paint into your face. And I remember this particular Marine was hesistant to put the paint on because he was afraid that it would cause his skin to break out. One of the Liuetenants heard him say that and immediately told him: “What, you got some kind of hot date to get to tonight, Romeo?”
We were in the middle of the Korean mountains with a company of around 150 Marines.
-Ray Petersen
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