This Veteran's Day weekend, our military community is being honored in many ways. One local photographer is using his passion to tell our veteran's stories. ciaraencinastv explains why his work is so important.
It's a piece of history, telling the stories of 25 of San Diego's World War II heroes.
"We're losing them at 100 a day, or maybe more and their stories will be gone forever if we don't collect them," said Chief Mickey Strand, retired U.S. Navy combat photographer. Behind the lens of the Veterans Portrait Series is retired Navy combat photographer, Chief Mickey Strand. "I think their service is probably one of the last times that Americans answered the call and went out and did what they needed to do to make sure that America would continue to be America," he said."They gave me an opportunity to collect a small snippet of their life and that they give me the opportunity to share that with the next generation," said Strand."Juan's got an incredible story, and he looks really great in his Crackerjack still.
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