Bill Lucas left Vietnam a First Lieutenant and proceeded to take “the long way home.” For years, he traveled across the world. Here for the first time is his commentary along with the pictures he took and developed himself. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-21073634-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d48fbba8f787affc43bfc9820ef5eb47/tumblr_mhra5s4cqJ1qh11w4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b1ec8be15ca5a14163fd1cf58a0ff595/tumblr_mhra5s4cqJ1qh11w4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a838d440d68ad203f9855d7beb8c612/tumblr_mhra5s4cqJ1qh11w4o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/52966e7e97edcc171093f892db7120f6/tumblr_mhra5s4cqJ1qh11w4o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The first 10 of 30 handwritten pages by Bill’s father (also named Bill) recounting his experiences in World War II.  </p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/42358925607http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/42358925607Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:37:00 -0500World War IIWWIIlettersHistorygermanysoldierarmyWW2<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc581zx61b1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Kabul Marketplace No 6. | Pre-Taliban 1970’s</strong></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/33892546042http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/33892546042Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:56:23 -0400kabulafghanistantravelphoto<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fji8pa2E1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Bosphorus Strait | Turkey, Early 1970’s</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong>A man contends with his flooded boat.  </p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/23545827112http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/23545827112Tue, 22 May 2012 11:10:00 -0400TurkeyTravelphotographyphotoofthedayvintagefavoritesBosphorus Straitadventure<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42ku1fbxM1qh11w4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>View from a Foxhole | LZ Fat City, Vietnam 1968-9</strong></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/23105188946http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/23105188946Tue, 15 May 2012 11:10:48 -0400vietnamvietnam warsoldierarmy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40fyoYoYE1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Kabul Marketplace No. 5 | Early 1970’s</span></strong></p> <p><span>A stall next to the Kabul river shows the various sides of the country with the woman in the burqa, the donkey carrying its load, and the modern buildings.  The pace of life was definitely slow but most seemed comfortable and there were few beggars (compared with India and Pakistan where they were everywhere in great numbers).</span></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/23033799590http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/23033799590Mon, 14 May 2012 07:30:23 -0400kabulAfghanistantravel70'sphotoofthedaycolor<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3culm9W6J1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Kabul Marketplace No.1 (pre Taliban) | 1970s</strong></p> <p>This image shows the old ways and the new with the people in Kabul.  Taken in a local marketplace with the largest and grandest mosque (Pul-e-Khisthi) in the background.</p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/22201296797http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/22201296797Tue, 01 May 2012 13:44:10 -0400AfghanistanKabulphotography70'svintagepodtravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2y23keoSB1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Bill at the Taj Mahal, India | Early 1970s</strong></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/21655460216http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/21655460216Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:02:08 -040070'svintagephotographytaj mahalindiastyle<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0j8kmGiKa1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Khyber Pass 2 of 2 | Early 1970’s</strong></p> <p><span>These are some forts built by the British on the Khyber Pass road.  When the British tried to conquer the Afghans in the 19th century, they ended up retreating through this and all were lost except one person who carried the news back to India.  </span></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18914228375http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18914228375Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:50:46 -0500khyberpassphotographycolorwarpakistanafghanistanvietnam war<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0j8cetGCG1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Khyber Pass 1 of 2 | Pakistan, early 1970’s</strong></p> <p>This picture is from the same viewpoint as the picture from the Khyber Pass’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KhyberPassPakistan.jpg">wikipedia page</a>, taken in November 2005: </p> <blockquote> <p>“<span>Taken at the site where the Khyber Pass starts to climb high into the mountains, Looking back towards the Pakistan side”</span></p> </blockquote>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18913976737http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18913976737Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:45:50 -0500colorkhyber passAfghanistanPakistanphotographyphotojournalismtravelwar<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m07wrg9dWs1qh11w4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Bill in a Chair 2 | Kuala Lumpur (year unknown)</strong></p> <p><strong><br/></strong></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18557528781http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18557528781Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:02:00 -0500photographycolorsoutheastasiatravel60's70'sfashionvintagephoto<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0622gAsWb1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>And We’re Back | Bill in a Chair, </strong><strong>Kuala Lumpur</strong></p> <p>We just received over 600 more of Bill’s slides from his long trip home.  The time for resting is over!</p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18500727755http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/18500727755Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:01:00 -0500colorsoutheastasiatravelvintagephotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsi7iybeB61qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Like Father, Like Daughter. | Libya 2011<br/></strong></p> <p>My daughter is currently in Libya working with the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC)<span>.  </span></p> <p><em><span>“</span><span>In Misrata & all is well.  This little girl was super cute.  Her dad put her in my arms.  Yes, I am an awkward holder of children but she was HEAVY.  The peace sign she is doing is the rebel sign for victory.”</span></em></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/10986714007http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/10986714007Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:01:46 -0400libyacolortravelhumanitarianwar<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsb0wiXsVo1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A chopper’s view of Vietnam’s rice paddies.  One of the few pictures I took that has a weapon anywhere in the frame.</p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/10820920801http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/10820920801Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:55:00 -0400Vietnamcolortravelwar<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkkv68z1OK1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span><strong>“Haus Karl Eber” | Bickenback, Germany, 1968 </strong></span></p> <p><span>I never found out what the Haus Karl Eber sold and never saw anyone go in or out of it but I liked the old world look of the place.</span></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/5160739531http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/5160739531Tue, 03 May 2011 10:00:06 -0400bickenbachgermany1968blackandwhitephotographytravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkkugusSP81qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Bickenbach Germany | 1968</span></strong></p> <p><span>A street scene in our little village - the buildings were old and the streets in the center of town were ancient.  A great place to live for a year.</span></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/5134825989http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/5134825989Mon, 02 May 2011 12:43:00 -04001968bickenbachblack and whitegermanyphotographyfavorites<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljpc3s7ca01qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Old What’s-His-Name in London | London</strong></p> <p>Happy Birthday, Bill.  </p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/4635327199http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/4635327199Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:21:27 -0400billLondonblack and whitephotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj6mmp3KNE1qh11w4o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>1968 | Germany  - </strong>Ausfahrt, while sounding great, only means <em>exit</em> - but this exit seems to go nowhere except to some stairs.  The lighting is what drew me to the scene with the dark tunnel and backlit courtyard and stairs.</p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/4365271307http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/4365271307Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:54:00 -0400black and whitephotography1968Germany<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_likmcr1SxY1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Boy In Window | Germany 1968</strong></p> <p><span>Shot in Bickenbach, Germany - a little village where I lived for a year.  Just a simple picture but made by the shadows of the scaffolding on the wall and the boy’s eyes peeking out.</span></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/4065417029http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/4065417029Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:41:00 -04001968Germanyblack and whitephotographyfavorites<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhk0plvnVE1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Weekend Contact Sheet</strong></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/3658618412http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/3658618412Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:00:07 -0500contact sheetblack and whitewar1968vietnampphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhjmxvcMPU1qh11w4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span>Vietnam, 1968</span></strong></p> <p><span>On a visit to a ville (name unknown) south of Chu Lai to meet with the ‘head man.’  The ville had more permanent structures than most of the smaller groups and was friendly to Americans. This was one of two pictures taken with a small mini camera that I could carry to the field.</span></p>http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/3639442153http://billslongwayhome.tumblr.com/post/3639442153Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:22:00 -0500Vietnam1968black and whitephotographywar