Images from the Archive - Round 2

Images originally shot on Fuji RDP100 Slide Film, Nikon F3 or F100 probably
ALL images (c) Jeffrey Snyder

Here we are, Round 2 from my archive--

These were photographed on June 8, 1991, practically 19 years ago to the day. I remember hearing that all of these Military Aircraft were going to land on the Mall, so I made a few calls and found out it was scheduled for dawn, so up I was prior to the "crack of dawn", and on my way downtown. I saw a bunch of shooters that I knew, so I parked nearby was drinking coffee waiting with them. At one point, we heard a rumble, and it seemed as if the buildings were shaking, which they were....It was the Harrier approaching from miles away, which then dropped vertically to the ground.
This scene in my images will never happen again, at least hopefully so. Seeing Harrier's and Huey's coming around the Capitol Building was a sight that I'll never forget.

Here's the What & Why's of that memorable day:
"8 June - Operation Welcome Home paid tribute to every service member who went to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Some 1,800 Marines, 14 pieces of major equipment, and 19 aircraft participated in the Desert Storm National Victory Parade in Washington, D.C. that was led by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of the U.S. Central Command and Desert Storm forces. Marines from the I Marine Expeditionary Force and all its major subordinate commands marched in the parade reviewed by the Commander in Chief, President George Bush. In addition to the parade, Marines manned over 30 pieces of equipment on display for public viewing on the Mall in Washington. "