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"Aftermath of Vietcong Massacre" by Horst Faas — VisualArtsDB

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"Aftermath of Vietcong Massacre"

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"Aftermath of Vietcong Massacre"

1969

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 7 11/16 × 9 1/2" (19.5 × 24.1 cm)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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Home of Revolution: Chinese family works to improve a cave home in hills outside Yenan. After its Long March in 1935, the Communist army set up headquarters here. Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai lived in the caves with the rest of the army. Yenan is being turned into a shrine to Chairman Mao, and the Yan An pagoda, in background, has become a symbol of the revolution

Home of Revolution: Chinese family works to improve a cave home in hills outside Yenan. After its Long March in 1935, the Communist army set up headquarters here. Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai lived in the caves with the rest of the army. Yenan is being turned into a shrine to Chairman Mao, and the Yan An pagoda, in background, has become a symbol of the revolution

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First Cambodian Oil Refinery: this is a view of the French and Cambodian owned oil refinery that is nearing completion at Sihanoukville, Cambodia’s only major seaport. It will be the nation’s first oil refinery. Prince Norodom Sihanouk in inviting foreign investors, including Americans, to invest in a free port and industrial zone at Sihanoukville, November 27, 1968

First Cambodian Oil Refinery: this is a view of the French and Cambodian owned oil refinery that is nearing completion at Sihanoukville, Cambodia’s only major seaport. It will be the nation’s first oil refinery. Prince Norodom Sihanouk in inviting foreign investors, including Americans, to invest in a free port and industrial zone at Sihanoukville, November 27, 1968

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Peaceful Sight Amidst the Fighting: the giant hydroelectric plant on the Ngum River deep in the jungles of Laos nears completion after a 10-year period when the war often came close. The project, under the auspices of a United Nations commission, has never been attack although fighting has taken place nearby, March 25, 1971

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GI Joe--Vietnam Version: These are the faces of typical Americans fighting in South Vietnam

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US Combat Troops Roll Through Saigon: for the first time, US combat troops members of the 173rd US Airborne Brigade, roll through the streets of Saigon, South Vietnamese capital. About 1000 men arrived at Saigon waterfront and were moved in heavily guarded convoy today to Bein Hoa air base where they will guard the facility. Residents watch from the curbs, May 12, 1965

US Combat Troops Roll Through Saigon: for the first time, US combat troops members of the 173rd US Airborne Brigade, roll through the streets of Saigon, South Vietnamese capital. About 1000 men arrived at Saigon waterfront and were moved in heavily guarded convoy today to Bein Hoa air base where they will guard the facility. Residents watch from the curbs, May 12, 1965

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Waiting for the North Vietnamese: Major General Kouprasith Abhay, commander of Laos’ 5th and capital military region, is pictured at a forward artillery base at Sala Phou Khoun in central Laos. He commands the forces along the government’s newly realigned frontline west of the Plain of Jars. He says, “When the North Vietnamese attack here they will hit their heads against this rock,” March 13, 1970

Waiting for the North Vietnamese: Major General Kouprasith Abhay, commander of Laos’ 5th and capital military region, is pictured at a forward artillery base at Sala Phou Khoun in central Laos. He commands the forces along the government’s newly realigned frontline west of the Plain of Jars. He says, “When the North Vietnamese attack here they will hit their heads against this rock,” March 13, 1970

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