MPB-44
CATALOG DATAPROGRAM ACCESS: ‘BENZHEEN MASSACRE’
STORAGE FACILITY: LINAVE-581 LAUNCH HQ (“HOME SWEET HOME”)
CONTROL NO: PBI-1992-REC-PHOTO-MPB-44
CONTAINER: CAGE 01 / BOX 92
CAPTURE DATE: 1992-05-30
TIME STAMP: 0800
LOCATION: SIERRA GORDO (JUNGLE)
SUBJECT(S): DUKE, FALCON, CROSS COUNTRY [CRANKCASE, QUICK KICK, CRAZYLEGS, HEAVY METAL, BREAKER, DOC, THUNDER]
RECALL DATE: 2020-05-30
PRINT CODE: MPB-44
CROSS REFERENCE: N/A
ARCHIVIST NOTESDuke, Falcon, and Cross Country all made it back from that clusterfuck in Benzheen. The three of them, alive but carrying the weight of the ones who weren’t.
Those names were carved deep into the stone pillar, an unwelcome roll call: Doc, Breaker, Heavy Metal, Quick Kick, Crazylegs, Crankcase, Thunder.
Visceral pain and remorse hung on the faces of the “lucky” three. At least that’s what I see in the frames.
Was this in Trucial Abysmia (there used to be a memorial site there) or was it Washington D.C.? Location notes were burned off the reel canister. I couldn’t find any official record of this memorial event even happening. Did it? Was I even there?
I can’t seem to trust my memory as a reliable witness.
TECHNICAL PARAMETERSCamera: Canon EOS 5D MKIII
Lens: Canon EF 100mm F/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens
Shutter Speed: 1 sec
Aperture: f/32
ISO: 100
