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as soldiers 2nd Battalion, 149th General Support Aviation return to the Lexington Aviation Facility in Lexington, Okla., on Sunday, May 24, 2009. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman

In the last week I’ve had a few ‘take my picture!’ requests. Today I stopped at a church in Lexington, Okla., when I saw the congregation waiting on the sidewalk for troops returning from Iraq to pass by. I spent a little time with them, trying to make a picture, but I knew I had a blog entry when Pastor Buck Jordan and his wife ask me to take their picture. Last week, I was photographing the second day of a triathlon. Just before they began their race, a couple of swimmers posed for a picture.

during The Boathouse International Triathlon at Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City, on Sunday, May 13, 2009. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman

-John Clanton