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Stripes by Ruth Raymond Via Flickr: The We're Here! gang is visiting the Stripes group today!

‘I Am a Gambler. I Decided to Go in With Company E in the First Wave.’ by Dan Brekke Robert Capa’s well-known image of the landing on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. The title is from his likely less well-known account of the landing in his book”Slightly Out of Focus.” Magnum Photos excerpts that account here. An excerpt of the excerpt: "The flat bottom of our barge hit the earth of France. The boatswain lowered the steel-covered barge front, and there, between the grotesque designs of steel obstacles sticking out of the water, was a thin line of land covered with smoke – our Europe, the ‘Easy Red’ beach. "My beautiful France looked sordid and uninviting, and a German machine gun, spitting bullets around the barge, fully spoiled my return. The men from my barge waded in the water. Waist-deep, with rifles ready to shoot, with the invasion obstacles and the smoking beach in the background – this was good enough for the photographer. I paused for a moment on the gangplank to take my first real picture of the invasion. The boatswain, who was in an understandable hurry to get the hell out of there, mistook my picture-taking attitude for explicable hesitation, and helped me make up my mind with a well-aimed kick in the rear. The water was cold, and the beach still more than a hundred yards away. The bullets tore holes in the water around me, and I made for the nearest steel obstacle. A soldier got there at the same time, and for a few minutes we shared its cover. He took the waterproofing off his rifle and began to shoot without much-aiming at the smoke-hidden beach. The sound of his rifle gave him enough courage to move forward and he left the obstacle to me. It was a foot larger now, and I felt safe enough to take pictures of the other guys hiding just like I was. "It was still very early and very grey for good pictures, but the grey water and grey sky made the little men, dodging under the surrealistic designs of Hitler’s anti-invasion brain trust, very effective. "I finished my pictures and the sea was cold in my trousers. Reluctantly, I tried to move away from my steel pole, but the bullets chased me back every time. Fifty yards ahead of me, one of our half-burnt amphibious tanks stuck out of the water and offered me my next cover. I sized up the situation. There was little future for the elegant raincoat heavy on my arm. I dropped it and made for the tank. Between floating bodies I reached it, paused for a few more pictures, and gathered my guts for the last jump to the beach." https://flic.kr/p/2m3Z6uZ

233/365 Totality by ruthlesscrab There was a little cloud cover, and this was just a quick snap, but I’m glad I took it. The experience was incredible. The sound of the crowd when the last bit of sun disappeared. The gasp when they saw the totality with their bare eyes for the first time. The weird light before and during. The swallows flying about, all confused. The drop in temperature. The feel of it all. You had to be there. It defies description. The drive from our place to Madras, Oregon should take 7.5 hours. It took 10. And the drive home took 15. We left our campsite at 11 in the morning, and arrived home at 2 the next morning. The drive from Madras to Portland alone took 7 hours, and that should only be a 2.5-hour drive in normal circumstances. But nothing about this was normal. What a day. People were standing outside their homes, waving at the cars going by. Drivers were waving at each other. The bumper-to-bumper-for-hours traffic situation didn’t seem to get anyone down. We were all part of something really special. With every wave or thumbs up, we were saying without words, “I saw it too.” For We're Here — Astronomy, Eclipse, Space. Put some zing into your 365! Join We're Here! http://ift.tt/2w2BWCj

Room 106 by byzantiumbooks I know room 106 is a lab of some sort ... but just what sort? We're Here! opening doorways, perhaps even those we should not. http://flic.kr/p/UR4K4Q

One Voice by AngelBeil http://flic.kr/p/QdQjsU

'just ignore the rule'

No such number by Apionid Via Flickr: We're Here: Spread the Love 26/366 I belatedly realised it was supposed to be a series; Marmite's grand day out or something. Anyway, I only did two. Here's the other one.