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Korean War

Click on Veteran's photo to see their service story. These Warriors served during the Korean War

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where can I donate?

I have created a way to accept donations to grow the project, use the WWII Veterans Portrait Series Go Fund Me.

Where are you located?

I live in the San Diego area but have traveled to many locations to interview and photograph Veterans.


How Long is an Appointment?

Appointments usually last an hour. But please free up time for Mickey to set up lights and cameras, hold the interview, and take some still photographers for in the project.

Do you accept reservations?

Yes is the simple answer to the question. Each appointment is set up as an individual session. Group sessions have been set up when I visited a senior living facility or many of the California Veterans Homes.

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US Navy SeaBees SN Frank Morrison was born on October 30, 1936, and enlisted at 17 with his parent's permission, and reported to boot camp on March 17th, 1954. Frank reported to Recruit Training in San Diego, CA. He graduated, and his family, Dad Frank Sr., Mom Evalyn, and sister Bonny, watched from the stands. Franks’ first orders sent him to the Island of Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. Frank reported to Mobil Construction Battalion 9 (MCB9) at Port Hueneme, Naval Construction Battalion Center, California, as a member of Detachment Able. A train ride up the coast to Navy Air Station Alameda, Ca. and the worst flight ever to Hawaii on a Martin JRM Mars Sea Plane, followed by a P2 Lockheed Constellation to Guam it took Frank about three weeks to get from his base to the MCB9 detachment on Saipan. Finally, on Saipan, Frank was trucked up the hill to work on building the new base’s Batchelor Officer Quarters (BOQ). Most buildings on the island were Quonset huts that were framed inside to look like apartments. Quonset huts were an all-purpose, lightweight building that could be shipped anywhere and assembled without skilled labor, but the inside finish took some skill. Frank celebrated his 18th birthday on the island and built out the site for about seven months when typhoon Lorna, a category three storm, hit the island. Frank and the rest of MCB-9 were evacuated off the hill into a valley to ride out the storm. After the storm, they discovered the typhoon had damaged several buildings, and the repairs extended the deployment by three months. Frank left the island on a destroyer bound for Guam to catch the USNS Barrett (T-AP-196). During the return journey, they had to ride through another typhoon, which made the ride home full of memories. The transit stopped to pick up service members on Christmas Island, Midway, and Hawaii, finally arriving stateside under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco, making port on Treasure Island. Frank had 30 days leave before returning for his next deployment on another troop transport to Cubi Point in the Philippines, gaining a Golden Shellback on the transit. MCB9 was assigned to build out the Naval Air Station Cubi Point. They built many new cement buildings all around the base. Frank remembers standing the evening watch overnight in the jungle, trying to keep the camp secure from theft. Frank was promoted to construction-man E3 during this deployment. Frank and the unit's deployment was finished after a year, just before the base was completed in 1956, and they returned to the US via another troop transport. Frank enjoyed participating in the base intramural Boxing during off-hours. Frank returned to the US as an angry young man, burnt out after back-to-back deployments. Frank received a court martial for not returning to work and was discharged on Feb 21st, 1956 (but received an Honorable Discharge). Frank has been painting Impressionism style for many years, starting at 21. His home is filled with unique works from his imagination. Frank looks to Vincent Van Gogh as his mentor, self-studying for many years, and studied with Coleman Cohen at the Spanish Village. This art has brought peace, joy, and focus to his soul. his work can be found at https://frank-morrison.pixels.com/
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Frank Morrison - Mickey Strand - Veterans Series
US Navy SeaBees SN Frank Morrison was born on October 30, 1936, and enlisted at 17 with his parent's permission, and reported to boot camp on March 17th, 1954. Frank reported to Recruit Training in San Diego, CA. He graduated, and his family, Dad Frank Sr., Mom Evalyn, and sister Bonny, watched from the stands. Franks’ first orders sent him to the Island of Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. Frank reported to Mobil Construction Battalion 9 (MCB9) at Port Hueneme, Naval Construction Battalion Center, California, as a member of Detachment Able. A train ride up the coast to Navy Air Station Alameda, Ca. and the worst flight ever to Hawaii on a Martin JRM Mars Sea Plane, followed by a P2 Lockheed Constellation to Guam it took Frank about three weeks to get from his base to the MCB9 detachment on Saipan. Finally, on Saipan, Frank was trucked up the hill to work on building the new base’s Batchelor Officer Quarters (BOQ). Most buildings on the island were Quonset huts that were framed inside to look like apartments. Quonset huts were an all-purpose, lightweight building that could be shipped anywhere and assembled without skilled labor, but the inside finish took some skill. Frank celebrated his 18th birthday on the island and built out the site for about seven months when typhoon Lorna, a category three storm, hit the island. Frank and the rest of MCB-9 were evacuated off the hill into a valley to ride out the storm. After the storm, they discovered the typhoon had damaged several buildings, and the repairs extended the deployment by three months. Frank left the island on a destroyer bound for Guam to catch the USNS Barrett (T-AP-196). During the return journey, they had to ride through another typhoon, which made the ride home full of memories. The transit stopped to pick up service members on Christmas Island, Midway, and Hawaii, finally arriving stateside under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco, making port on Treasure Island. Frank had 30 days leave before returning for his next deployment on another troop transport to Cubi Point in the Philippines, gaining a Golden Shellback on the transit. MCB9 was assigned to build out the Naval Air Station Cubi Point. They built many new cement buildings all around the base. Frank remembers standing the evening watch overnight in the jungle, trying to keep the camp secure from theft. Frank was promoted to construction-man E3 during this deployment. Frank and the unit's deployment was finished after a year, just before the base was completed in 1956, and they returned to the US via another troop transport. Frank enjoyed participating in the base intramural Boxing during off-hours. Frank returned to the US as an angry young man, burnt out after back-to-back deployments. Frank received a court martial for not returning to work and was discharged on Feb 21st, 1956 (but received an Honorable Discharge). Frank has been painting Impressionism style for many years, starting at 21. His home is filled with unique works from his imagination. Frank looks to Vincent Van Gogh as his mentor, self-studying for many years, and studied with Coleman Cohen at the Spanish Village. This art has brought peace, joy, and focus to his soul. his work can be found at https://frank-morrison.pixels.com/