Ookaboo Salutes Military Photographers
Paul Houle
Creative works produced by employees of the U.S. government are in the
public domain. As a result, many thousands of pictures shot by military
photographers are in the public domain. They document everything from
the Los Angeles River to Afghan bread, and they give us a glimpse of the
world of our fighting men.
Anyone who takes great pictures and makes them available is a hero for
us, but military photographs from Ookaboo reminds us of our soldiers in
the field, their families, and those men and women who have served in
the past. We thank them all.
The same public domain policy means the world has access to photos from
NASA, the Department of Agriculture and many other government agencies.
Geographic and census data are available for free here, a situation
quite different from Canada, on our northern border. The U.S. has done
many things right and wrong, but free access to works created by our tax
dollars is something to be proud of.