My name is Paul Jurgensen, I served with Bco 1/504 PIR 82nd Airborne Div. from 1989 to 1992 and I need some information. Any help would be great. OK, here goes.
While I was in the Gulf on the boarder of Iraq (just before the ground war started) a photographer came by mine and all the other Platoons in my company and took pictures. I ask the guy why he was taking pictures and he said "Historical Records" and I THINK he said that they were taking pictures of all the units. I forgot to ask were we could see this picture or get a copy of it. It would be great to have a professional, full platoon picture from the Desert. Did anyone else experience this? Does anyone know where we can get copies of these pictures? I've asked so many different military and historical websites that I don't know where else to look.
Another time just after returning from the Panama Invasion, we were all lined up outside our company area and had our pictures taken individually. We were asked out full names and then photographed. Anyone else have this done?

I have been searching for these pictures on and off for 11 years. I try for a while, get frustrated and quit, then start again a year or so later. So, please, any help anyone can give would be great. Thank you.

Bump

I would think the first place to go would be the public info. office for the 82'nd and then outward from there. If you've already done that maybe the Army photography section could direct you if it was a theater wide effort.

Dates and locales will be really necessary of course! Also, were the photogs in uniform or civies?

T

In uniform. It was just before the ground war started.