Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/War Veteran (renomination)

War Veteran (renomination)

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Original – Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982, holding the flag that covered the casket of his son, who was killed in the Korean War.

Reason

A historic image with striking emotional impact which greatly adds depth to the article it is used in. The image was nominated originally in 2005, but was not promoted due to its (at the time) low-resolution copy, a replacement for which was unable to be found. I did some research today and located a high-quality version of the image at the National Archives and Records Administration website, which I have uploaded.

Articles in which this image appears

Veterans Day

FP category for this image

American History

Creator

Uploaded by Petaholmes, cited by the NARA as having been taken by the DoD

• Support as nominator --—Idarin Snowtail ^{talk | contribs} 07:12, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
• Oppose - Whomever cropped this image made a number of bad decisions, most notably cutting off the flag, both elbows, and the boot which I assume is in the veteran's lap. I'd love to see if the original, uncropped version, can be found, as I'm sure we could do a better job with it. Sven Manguard Wha? 21:53, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:44, 21 November 2013 (UTC)