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that experience to work in the Air Force and do so at a higher grade and with higher pay than you may realize you've earned credits toward a valuable retirement income so protect that initial investment for full details right or visit your Air Force recruiter ask for the prior service man's folder this folder will show you why today and tomorrow you're better off in the United States Air Force and now we present the first act of the proudly we hail production the champ yes 45 minutes to Denver sir 45 minutes before we get in if y'all go eat oh oh breakfast yeah thanks boy glad I hurried and have hated to miss this child it's a good thing the porter woke me up me too boy I was really sleeping oh gee you know I think I like this riding on a train yeah almost there gee Bruce I wonder what it's gonna be like it's a little always a pretty nice base that's pretty big though I guess we'll find out in about an hour anyhow yeah and whatever it's like that the school is gonna be terrific that's right you know we're pretty lucky Jerry you're not kidding imagine as a couple guys just out of basic and we get a chance to go to the school and we picked yeah and the photographic school is one of the ones that's most in demand oh yeah because with a photographic school behind you can really get ahead in the Air Force yeah I mean there isn't a command that doesn't really need photographic technician but look at look at the strategic air command that's right you know what kind of specialization you suppose you'll aim for yeah I just don't know I mean I so many things things like like being a lab technician yeah and the training command has so many opportunities in the maintenance and repair line you know for the cameras they used to record the movements of students sure hard to choose everything sounds so interesting well I guess that's why you sort of have to go through the basic course before you do pick a field that way you get a really solid background and photo work of all kinds by the time you finish you can tell what part of it really appeals to you the most and they can tell what kind of work your best suit if we're too don't forget that part of it yeah so anyway I can't wait yeah and no matter what happens there's one thing for sure and that is it's a real opportunity I'm sure gonna make the best of it me too this is it yeah say where we go from here well that looks like an Air Force bus over there let's take a look I guess it is for us Mark Lowry all right it must be quite a few arriving in this train I saw some in the diner last night me too I recognized a couple from Lackland and from other flights that we're going through when we were there I guess the others must be from other basic training bases like parks they come from all over to go to school here see chair you take that one I'll sit across the aisle here oh excuse me Sergeant oh that's okay by room thanks new on the base here yeah that's right Bruce Hanson is my name and this is my buddy Jerry Latham I them we just finished basic we've been assigned to the photographic school that's fine I'm Sam Martin please meet you and good luck in the school I hope we do as well as we want to we're pretty enthusiastic about it even if we do hardly know the front from the back end of a camera I soon will and a lot more to you've chosen a fine career field and we think so you've been here long about a year I'm on the permanent staff and on two weeks leave wife stayed behind with her folks for an extra week I guess Lowry's a pretty nice base I think you'll like it all right I guess we'll be pretty busy huh oh that you will your fellas are going to get training right from the ground up be quite an experience I should say so say maybe you can tell us something about the courses if you're on the permanent staff yeah I guess I could but all they want to know all about what we're going to be learning all that you know well now basic course is a well rounded education and photographic techniques of all kinds you'll learn lab work darkroom techniques will be taught about numerous different kinds of cameras including those used in aerial photography how about the ones I've heard about that shoot three pictures simultaneously I'll try Metragon cameras they call them yeah what exactly are they used for they use for making aerial charts for our pilots well how is that well but the use of this type of camera which shoots one picture straight downwards and one on each side directly alongside it's necessary for the reconnaissance plane to make but one run to record over 40 times as wide in areas was here before possible with a single camera say getting those strips together afterwards must be quite a job that's another specialization correlating them and reading them that sounds interesting too it is just it depends on on what appeals to you most one thing is sure and that is whatever you wind up doing you'll be in a wide open field that's what we figured and we chose the photographic course back at Lackland yeah but tell us tell us more about this basic course where you get a smattering of camera repair techniques reading and assembly of aerial maps that I just told you about still photography you know Bruce and I were talking about that one on the train is that going to be hard to learn well all the aspects of photographic work present different problems however you've got to remember that you wouldn't be here at all unless you either had previous experience or showed aptitude for it in your test during your basic training period and even if you're like Jerry and me you don't know anything at all about it we shouldn't have any trouble I didn't say that exactly gonna have to work work hard in the 14 weeks you'll have here you'll get a very highly concentrated course it won't be easy for anyone I guess not in fact I've just been wondering ever since I first heard about my assignment just how it's possible to learn as much as we got to learn in that short of time you'll see frankly I'm betting you'll both get along all right as long as you keep that enthusiasm I guess there's not much danger losing that good that's right attitude these classrooms I feel like I've done 20 miles already and it's not even time the first day is always the worst sure hope so we're now the lab next right around the corner here yeah oh gee there's sergeant Martin no one we met on the bus yesterday but he can't be in the class remember he said he was on the staff all right let's quiet down now quiet I'm sergeant Sam Martin I'm gonna be your lab instructor during this course you want a break if he's gonna be our instructor what I said he's nice guy the first thing I want understood is that when I ask for quiet that's what I want and I'd like to talk without any competition and relate them yes maybe you'd like to tell the class what you were saying to your buddy back there I'm sure it'll interest them too well why wasn't any importance like it wasn't so important maybe you could have waited until after class to say it then because in class here you've all got a lot to learn and not much time to learn it in yes sorry we're going to try to make you into photographers we've got only 14 weeks to do it in everything you do in these classrooms has got to count that clear like them yes sorry now for the record what was it you were saying I said you were a pretty nice guy you're gonna have to watch out Jerry she got on the wrong side of Sergeant Martin you're not kidding oh boy the day is only half over and I'm pushed I could hit the sack right now and stay there for about 18 hours it's gonna be a long day you can say that again you think you think we're ever gonna learn all this stuff Bruce I don't know sure more than what I used to think taking pictures a monitor pushing the button turning the crank like I used to with my box camera back home I used to get some pretty good stuff too sure more to it developing printing enlarging hey yeah that part's gonna be fun oh yeah gee maybe I can enlarge some of the pictures I took of my girl back home Doris that'd be pretty good I could send him to her and make a big impression I guess you won't be able to later in off hours and see here's our here's a few look hey hey pretty slick chick huh yeah that one's worth blowing up all right oh listen to the big photographer blowing up yeah imagine how we'd be talking in a while and no one'll be able to understand this opening depth of view another day time sure flies so weeks we've been here boy though in some ways it seems a lot longer imagine all we've learned it's a lot all right you want to take in a movie tonight not me I got permission from sergeant Martin to use the lab I'm gonna try my hand at those enlargements of dark I think I'll go anyhow it's pretty good show bills changing tomorrow night do me a favor we are sure you know I took some shots yesterday that cute waft that works on the captain's off oh yeah I know the one with carol and something yeah yeah that's right well how about blowing those up for me sure give me the negatives I'll do it okay right here and thanks Jerry that's okay it's no trouble oh hi Jerry here's your enlargements I did last night catch thanks kid hey these are good how about that gee that Dora she's she's really beautiful you know I never thought those snapshots that blow up so well let me let me let me see those oh sure holy smoke oh we're mine by the way you said oh what's the matter I've goofed what do you mean I mean I've just finished putting the others in the male to Doris but Martin yours how about that well you got the envelopes mixed up oh yeah that's too bad for you don't know how bad it really is after I promised her I wouldn't look at another girl I guess there's no way of getting them back not a chance I ran all the way to the post office as it was just to make sure they'd go out in today's mail I see Jerry hey Jerry that's your timer your timer the stuff's gonna get over the timer yeah what the heck's the matter with you lately about 18 miles away all the time look if it's about Doris and those pictures why don't you just write to her and explain no Doris heck it could happen to anyone the Doris it couldn't she never makes mistakes that's silly everyone makes mistakes everyone but Doris huh these look pretty good handsome well if I'm gonna be supposed to be I guess they're a little overdone yeah I guess so you've got a timer there let them use it that's all nothing goes on around here Sergeant Martin doesn't know about said it I don't know how he does it but sure makes you careful yeah first Jerry what are you doing huh you just opened up that film pack where you exposed it oh listen listen you got to get on the ball when your mind is on it you can turn out the best work of anyone in this class I was I was thinking about coming out for Pete say think about it during your off-duty hours come Sergeant Martin what's this there's some film I guess I can see that I accidentally exposed it yeah I deduce that too sorry I don't know what's the matter with you Latham I never had a student so careless you know I hate to say this but if you don't straighten yourself out in the next few weeks you're gonna wash out of this course I'm sorry I'll try to be more careful I like you Latham I'm only telling you this for your own good yeah I understand giving you the warning so you'll have a chance to pull yourself together you mean I can make it if I improve I got to work pretty hard gee I will sergeant I don't know what the matter with me well I sure wish I knew maybe I could help out I guess there's nothing you can do sorry it's all up to me well I hope for your own sake you can figure it out you are listening to the proudly we hail production of the champ we'll return in just a moment for the second act if you're an ex-serviceman experienced in one of the critical skills needed to keep America's air defense strong you're in luck the career incentive act of 1955 opened up opportunity in the Air Force to veterans from all the armed services yes if you possess one of the skills the Air Force needs you may be qualified for the United States Air Force and in a grade that will be a pleasant surprise the Air Force needs men skilled in many important fields so put your service earned experience to work to your best advantage as a member of the Air Force team make the credits you've earned toward a well-paying retirement policy pay off for complete details write or visit your nearest Air Force recruiter for the special prior service man's folder see what a return to the armed services as an airman can mean to you today and tomorrow you're better off in the United States Air Force you are listening to proudly we hail and now we present act two of the champ I don't see how you could do it here yeah after Martin warned you last week you'd have to get on the ball I don't know I just got hold of the wrong bottle the developing fluid and the acid fix don't look anything alike yeah I know I guess I guess I wasn't looking and we're looking at Sergeant Martin's face either when he saw what you'd done well maybe it's a good thing I wasn't oh listen Jerry you just can't flunk out for God's sakes why don't you why don't I write to Daris I can't hasn't said a word about it and said a word period I haven't had a letter from her since I sent those pictures heck if she's that kind of girl she's a wonderful girl you just don't understand and she never makes a mistake I don't believe that you better watch your step today I'll try of course you know that's what you always say well that's time I'm mean and honest I'll do it then morning Sergeant morning Latham Hansen where is everybody no lab today been dismissing them as they came in you've all got a special assignment captain's orders gee what competition a special 35 millimeter competition sports pictures exclusively limited to the base you'll be allowed two roles only that ought to be enough and no substitutions this film is specially marked so that if you spoil a role don't get down to the base exchange and buy another it'll be disqualified negatives will be submitted with every print I see now yeah and Latham yes watch it will you oh sure sure I'll be careful this is the kind of stuff that's fun I wish it was all like this yeah kind of gives you a chance to do some individual work have you got any ideas yet I guess I'll cover the baseball game this afternoon I might get something there but the only sports event going on today that's what I was going to do no reason why we both can't be plenty of other guys there too I guess we'll be better covered photographically than any major league game in the country today okay eventually your coke yeah yeah let's go it's almost time for the game to get started show up good this afternoon in this thing probably mean a lot Jerry I know I know you don't have to tell me I'm sure gonna try not to do anything dumb all you have to do is keep your mind on what you're doing instead of on Doris sure I think I've got that left anyhow soon as I finish this course I'm gonna try to get a few days leaving to home and see her I can straight that's the way if she doesn't understand well she just isn't for you that's all well I think she well getting to go I got a little bit of land see Bob it was jumping for the throne I think it'll show better full safe a mile it's gonna look like it was taken right on the field good good at the end of my first hurry up and change for us coming to bat with the bases loaded anything can happen now I can see him down there now swinging a bat number 12 but we're back for a deck on this Jerry what you do Jerry how'd you do that oh jeez the whole road's exposed that's terrible you're telling me hey Bruce look look it wasn't my fault that case said I wasn't checked when I was loaded and it's 40 see it won't play up now let me see you're right I want it was defective but can't you just picture me taking it back to Sergeant Martin and trying to get another role yeah I guess he'd think you followed it up somehow well that's that anyhow you still have another whole role yeah and I'm gonna check this one before I use it that's okay you're gonna have to be awful sure your shots from now on yeah well I'll just be sure that's all hey hey Jerry look at this one let's see this one here it's still wet but look at it yeah yeah I said why don't you crop a bit off the left hand side that of move the action more to the center focus more attention on you know no just what I didn't want to do this way I got a real gone-off center effect mm-hmm well there's no doubt that you get two guys together and you're gonna get two different ideas that's right yeah what do you think about this one yes see what it is how about this one the eyes are out of focus yeah you're right you know I never would have noticed how about you what do you got one blank roll I know I know what about the other one well I guess I was being so careful at the game I only used half of it up what the heck you're gonna do with the other half this time and I don't know exactly maybe go on over the bowling alley something like a Jerry it's pretty hard to get anything different on bowlers about everything you can think of has been done well there's no use developing half a roll something might turn up I haven't got anything here that it hard to be worth printing that's a shame because I really think I had some pretty good stuff on that first roll you're going up I might as well I'll see what I can dig up and Jerry I'm sure sorry I hope Martin doesn't blow his top about it that I can back you up about the defective case well heck he can see that for himself well so long yeah I'll see you later Jerry I got this stuff to finish up now I go with you sure I know I saw the lights on you just finishing up staffed attend I know I had some extra stuff to do so you out at the game today anything good yeah and away what do you mean in a way well matter of fact I spoiled my first roll and I was the one with the best shot on I see you spoiled your first roll that's right and if you look at this case set you'll see why I I know you think I do everything wrong anyhow but just this once it wasn't a moment that's not so I like you and I just don't like to see you wash out of the course now let's see this case that you're talking about oh this is it well finish up as soon as you can do you mind if I take this along with me I got no use for it now the in class tomorrow right together Bruce okay sure kept the winners under wraps yeah we've got even a clue soon be out of our misery anyway suspense has been killing me well you all know why we're here so I'll dispense with the formalities but before I read the list of winners I want to tell you that this was the hardest job of judging I've had in a long while I don't think we've ever had a group with so many first-class entries so those of you who fail to be mentioned are deserving of congratulations anyhow because we had to eliminate an awful lot of good ones incidentally all the winners will be on exhibition outside immediately after the announcements are made well here they are the best action picture airman third-class Charles Buckley for his shot of the winning run human interest goes to airman third-class Harry Palmer for his study of dejection on the bowling alley most unusual picture airman third-class Jerry Latham or a picture of Joe Williams landing the punch which one in the world's middleweight championship what the best uncropped shot airman third-class George Zablonsky for one Jerry that's great I don't know what to say you don't know how worried I was when you exposed that first role you weren't half as worried as I was look what I want to know is how did you get that that one about the price for it congratulations thanks Sergeant Martin I mean it to really been doing some good work you know okay okay I knew you had the stuff and I've been watching you the last couple of weeks you're doing okay gee that's better news and having a winning picture maybe you don't think you're better work had anything to do with having that winner thought about it that one to find it much easier the last four weeks now you should do Don well I sure hope so one thing though Latham and just give this a little thought suppose that picture had been on the first roll the one you exposed yeah I thought you understood about that it wasn't my fault wasn't it I showed it to you that case that wasn't checked when it was loaded it was bent and it sprang open that's right I saw it to and I saw it and if you remember I took it away with me and in a way Latham it was your fault remember I told you that they were marked so they couldn't be substituted well I checked back in that case set was one in a batch that you yourself prepared about four weeks ago funny isn't it I don't think it's funny at all in fact I guess it's gonna teach me a pretty good lesson I kind of thought it would that's why I brought it up thanks so I can thanks a lot that's okay I'll just take it easy I'll see you in class tomorrow that is if you don't have such a big head by then that you can't get through the door well I won't don't worry gee isn't that the strangest thing gosh imagine how I'd have felt if some other guy had gotten that role well no one did listen you've got to tell me one thing what you mean about the shot yeah how secret come on took it off of the tube of the TV set in the service club oh I didn't I think you know you just weren't desperate like I was hey listen I got something more important and stand around here yeah well what's that I got a letter from Doris last night she said she wrote me right after I got here and she was mad because I didn't answer until she found out she hadn't mailed the letter was in her coat pocket all the time you mean she made a mistake yeah how about that what'd you say about the big oh she said a bad that kind of competition around here she guessed she'd better come up for a Sunday and see that I didn't forget her no fool she wasn't mad no and that's where I've got to go her butt is doing let's have four minutes flat so long pal so long if you're a service veteran think about this for a moment are you making the most of your service gain skills well here's something you should know you may qualify to enlist in the United States Air Force in a grade that will be a pleasant surprise the Air Force needs men with training and experience gained in all the armed forces if you're skilled in one of the critical jobs needed to keep America's air defense strong the Air Force offers you an opportunity to put those skills to work to your best advantage you've already earned credits toward a valuable retirement policy so why not protect your investment your Air Force recruiter has a prior service man's folder that will give you full details right or visit him right away for your copy 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