I've read about this project before. This isn't the first collection of film from a soldier's belongings that he has located. The most melancholy thought, for me, is that there is likely only one reason why the images were never developed by their creator.
For me those photos really help breathe life into that period of time, making it appear as more than just a series of abstract Wikipedia articles. Look at the contrast of those soldiers waiting next to a railroad against the fine architecture of the downtown. Today some of those folks are someone's feeble old grandpa telling stories of the old days, but look at how young and full of life they were in those pictures.
I'm a little disappointed that the top comment chain consists of belaboring the finer points of copyright statutes.
..Which makes the story more interesting actually. I wonder if he had had any chance to write down his plan/thought of his journey while taking photos. Another interesting part is, how they saved the rolls during the war, how it is transferred back to USA..
Exactly. There was one specific case I recall where a duffle was found in the corner of an attic, unopened, and contained a soldier's belongins and a number of film rolls. I could only imagine the emotions that had driven the person who tossed the bag, unexamined, up into an attic and left it there for decades.
No need to be melancholy. That glorifies killing. Do you have the same sad feelings for the Paris gunmen that were killed? There's no fundamental difference between them. Remember of course what the purpose of the allies in WWII was - "to preserve our way of life" or so we won't "all be speaking German". It's not clear that tens of millions had to be be killed for that aim - only to end up with more tens of millions killed by the communist states that became successful as a result.
