Tuesday 13 November 2012

ERIK NORLANDER: The story behind 'Military Man'

Photo: In honor of Veteran's Day ... a little story. The army hat on our AFJP Military Man EP cover from 2009 belonged to my grandfather, Everett, who served in the Pacific in WWII. I photographed the hat on a black velvet background especially for the EP art. It is NOT a stock photo. I inherited this and the complete uniform when he passed away in 2002, and I've since had all of it carefully vacuum packed (like the storage prep process they do with wedding dresses) to ensure that it stays preserved. My grandfather began the war as a lieutenant and finished the war as a lieutenant colonel! His brother (my great uncle) flew B-17 missions in Europe and survived despite the very high casualty rate. I have very fond memories of celebrating Thanksgiving each year with my grandfather and our whole family at the Officer's Club at the naval base in Long Beach, California. Let's all celebrate Veteran's Day with gratitude and reverence for those that served! Cheers, Erik (keyboarder)Hi Jon,

Great speaking with you last week as always. I published a little blurb on our ASIA Featuring John Payne Facebook page yesterday in honor of our American Veterans Day holiday. I thought you might find it interesting for the Blog as well:

" In honor of Veteran's Day ... a little story. The army hat on our AFJP Military Man EP cover from 2009 belonged to my grandfather, Everett, who served in the Pacific in WWII. I photographed the hat on a black velvet background especially fo
r the EP art. It is NOT a stock photo. I inherited this and the complete uniform when he passed away in 2002, and I've since had all of it carefully vacuum packed (like the storage prep process they do with wedding dresses) to ensure that it stays preserved. My grandfather began the war as a lieutenant and finished the war as a lieutenant colonel! His brother (my great uncle) flew B-17 missions in Europe and survived despite the very high casualty rate. I have very fond memories of celebrating Thanksgiving each year with my grandfather and our whole family at the Officer's Club at the naval base in Long Beach, California. Let's all celebrate Veteran's Day with gratitude and reverence for those that served! Cheers, Erik (keyboarder) "

(British friends will forgive my omittance of the "u" in "honor.")

Best regards,
Erik

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