
Can you imagine a world without weapons? A world where people didn't die at the hand of the others? Humans make mistakes as Americans deep in Vietnam. The power of photography made the American people see what the army was doing in Vietnam, and some of them started demonstrating in the streets.
In the foreground we can see a young, long-haired hippie protestor in a turtleneck sweater, placing carnations into the barrel of a rifle of a National Guardsman. He must be trying to stop the soldiers or he may be is only mad. They must be military police as they wear am arm band on their left in which there is an M and P. They could be always trying to stop the same kind of people because they don't look surprised. They must be complaining about the Vietnam war. The soldiers must be trying to keep out the protestants. They must be stunned about the actions of the hippies. They may have killed people before as they are holding weapons with strength, and they don't look afraid of these hippies.
War is one of the biggest imperfections if the human being. Yes, a world without weapons would be much better. Is it possible for us to make a world where the people respect each other? Maybe... Maybe if everyone would agree...
Flower power
Information about the photo
The photo was taken by Bernie Boston on October 21, 1967 at Washington DC, next to the pentagon. It shows us a Vietnam protestor placing carnations into the rifle of a National Guardsman. I t is suspected the man was George Edgerly Harris III, or Joel Tornabene.
The photographer:
Bernie Boston (May 18, 1933 – January 22, 2008) was an American photographer who was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his photo "Flower Power".





