Photography by Cork Graham @ [url=http://www.corkgraham.com]www.CORKGRAHAM.com[/url]

In 1983, at the ripe age of 18, Cork Graham left for Southeast Asia to become a combat photographer for the Associated Press, by the age of 20, he had not only become the first American political prisoner held by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since the Fall of Saigon in 1975, but had participated in over 30 full combat operations in Laos, Honduras and El Salvador. By the time he was lucky enough to reach 22, Cork had added Guatemala and Nicaragua to his list of 'been there, done that!'. These are some of the photos of those experiences in Central America. NOTE: Many of the photos offered for sale in this gallery not only have solid dramatic impact, but have up until this time been seen by no more than five people at the most! Unless otherwise noted, all pieces are 11"X14" images set in a mat and frame of 16"X20", and signed by Cork Graham ALONG WITH the "LIMITED EDITION IDENTIFIER": 1 of 10, 2 of 20, etc. TO ORDER: Simply send an [url=http://www.corkgraham.com/contact.html]E-MAIL[/url] with the print two-letter and PRINT ID NUMBER and PRINT TITLE, i.e. "ES-4: 'The Foreboding Sign for Rubio'" You will also notice there are not only photos from Central America, but also from Cork's time as a photographer for the the US Forest Service, and forays with the Marine Corps. To visit the galleries you can either click on the photos to the right, or on the following links: [url=http://www.corkincombat.com/gallery2/v/corkincombat/]El Salvador SEALs[/url] [url=http://www.corkincombat.com/gallery2/v/LRRPS/]El Salvador LURPs[/url] [url=http://www.corkincombat.com/gallery2/v/usfs/]USFS[/url] [url=http://www.corkincombat.com/gallery2/v/usmc/]USMC[/url] [url=http://www.corkincombat.com/gallery2/v/contras/]Nicaragua FDN[/url] [url=http://www.corkincombat.com/gallery2/v/vietnam/]Vietnam Political Prisons[/url] SPECIAL NOTE: What gave Cork Graham the idea to offer his photos for sale was a conversation with his friend, Joe Galloway (Joe and Cork will be co-writing a script this fall that ties an almost completely lost, but mind-blowing, true-life story that ties Hollywood and Vietnam in an ironic twist during the late 1960/early 1970s, so stay tuned!), about his own photo gallery for his and Gen. Moore's bestselling book, 'We Were Soldiers Once...and Young'. Cork highly recommends you visit and review Joe's fine photos by clicking on the following link: [url=http://www.weweresoldiers.net]Joe Galloway's We Were Soldiers Photo Gallery[/url] A true believer in Robert Capa's 'If in doubt, get closer,' Cork especially loves Joe's B&W photo of Maj. Charles Beckwith, founder of Delta Force [url=http://www.weweresoldiers.net/Iadrang~1.htm](Print #2)[/url] and for nostalgia's sake (Racquel Welch, Ann Margret and Joey Heatherton with Bob Hope), that photo of Joey Heatherton, what a hottie! [url=http://www.weweresoldiers.net/Iadrang~5.htm](Print #28)[/url] To get back to Cork's central website click on this link: [url=http://www.corkgraham.com]www.corkgraham.com[/url] COPYRIGHT Cork Graham 1985. All Rights Reserved: No images or text on this site may be used without the expressed permission of Cork Graham