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Fifty-six years ago today (August 16, 1953) Carolyn and I began our life together.
We swore "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part."

"What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." Matt. 19:6

At this time I was attending Anderson University, in our home town, Anderson, SC
I was working in Orr Cotton Mill, 2nt shift, 4pm - 11pm.We hardly saw each other any more. When I came home from school, Carolyn was at work (until 5pm). The load was too heavy and I dropped out of school.

Since my dad had been a Chief Petty Officer, and Carolyn's dad had been a Chief Petty Officer, I thought I might give it a go. Dad thought it was a good idea. He knew I wasn't happy with things as they were.

So, on March 16, 1954, I enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was sworn in. A few days later I received my orders and a train ticket from Columbia, SC, to the U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California.

We placed ourselves in the hands of the Lord and the U.S. Navy, and never looked back.
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Viet-Nam and the Pacific Fleet Combat Camera Group became my proving grounds, the opportunity to put to good use everything I had learned for my first 12 years in photography.

These were hard times for Carolyn, and they tested our marriage. I love her for standing by me, no matter what, for all these years.
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By the way, I made Chief while serving in Viet-Nam.
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Here you can follow our itinerary from Aug 16, 1953 to Aug 16, 2009.

413-B N. McDuffie St., Anderson, SC 1953
407 B-1 N. McDuffie St., Anderson, SC 1953
3528 First Ave, San Diego, CA 1954
2738 Gannon Drive, San Diego, CA 1954
1774 Mullinix Drive, Coronado, CA 1957
Rt#5, Greenville, SC 1958
4018 Old Buncombe Road, Greenville, SC 1958
10-B Cabot Court, Greenville, SC 1958
2037 Myra St, Jacksonville, FL 1959
1290 Cumberland Road, Jacksonville, FL 1960
105 Elm St. Pensacola, FL 1961
Taft Gardens, Apt. B-8, Taft Road North, Syracuse, NY 1964
1315 Fifth Ave, Chula Vista, CA 1965
1409 Croquet Drive, Cantonment, FL 1969
110 Carol Rd, Winston Salem, NC 1977
829 Vandar Drive, Winston Salem, NC 1980 to the present.
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If I had it all to do over again?
I would marry Carolyn and join the U.S. Navy!
In a heart beat!
WT

Since I started using lights every wedding has been a new adventure with no limits to the new light set ups and ideas.

Two speedlight set up

One rear light at 1/16 with a blue gel over it, and one speedlight to the brides upper left with an umbrella at 1/4.

Shot indoors at f 2.8 1/250 sec iso 320