A letter from public affairs

Anyone wanting to take pictures on our base‘s airfield needs a letter from public affairs, which happens to be me. One day, while out snapping photos, I was stopped by the military police, who asked for my letter from public affairs. “But I am public affairs,” I said. “Without a letter from public affairs, we’ll have to take your camera.” I did the only thing I could do: I pulled a notepad and pen from my bag and wrote a letter giving myself permission to take photos. The MPs read the letter, saluted, and left. —Joe Macri

任何想在我們基地的機場拍照的人都需要一封來自公共事務部的信，這事恰好碰到了我。 一天，我出去拍照時，被憲兵攔住了，他們要我的公關信。 “但我是公共事務的，”我說“。 “沒有公共事務部的信，我們將不得不沒收你的相機。” 我做了我唯一能做的事：我從包裏拿出記事本和筆，寫了一封信，允許自己拍照。 議員們讀了這封信，敬了個禮，然後離開了。 ——喬·馬克裏