Friday 5 June 2009

Who's That Guy?* – Maxwell Caulfield & Cast



Twenty years ago, this unknown man stopped a fleet of tanks. Today, he is still remembered. I pay my tribute to this gentleman by using his iconic photo as the header of my blog today.

No one can really say for sure who he was and what happened to him. Some say he was executed by firing squad. Others say he is still in hiding in China today. But we can say for sure that his simple act has made a great impact - and still does today.

I blogged about it previously here.

I like this portion taken from Wiki:-
The still and motion photography of the man standing alone before a line of tanks reached international audiences practically overnight. It headlined hundreds of major newspapers and news magazines and was the lead story on countless news broadcasts around the world.[1] In April 1998, Time magazine included the "Unknown Rebel" in its feature entitled Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.
Here is what one of me mates say about him:-

"Does anyone know if that guy was on his way home, or on his way to work, or just finished shopping? He must have decided to join the protest "just like that"...not knowing that his action defined a moment in the history!"

One of the most important people of the century!

*Taken from the soundtrack of Grease 2.

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