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March 25, 2003 Mel Nathanson, News & Observer
As war rages between the United States and Iraq thousands of miles away, faith and patriotic passions run high at a ceremony for servicemen engaged in combat operations far from home, at Jacksonville, N.C.'s Tarheel Opry House, a small bar and dance hall frequented by Marine Corps servicemen. Barbara Dew, a former Navy crytologic technician, who recited Ragged Old Flag, a poem written by Johnny Cash, explains, "We join the military because we know that we owe everything to those who come before us. All the liberties and freedoms we enjoy, well, someone PAID for them, and we want to pay our part."
About This Project


Takaaki Iwabu
"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.


Travis Long
The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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