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The Girl in the Picture: The Kim Phúc Story, the Photograph and the Vietnam War, by Denise Chong, is a 1999 biographical and historical book tracing the life story of Phúc. Chong's historical coverage emphasizes the life, especially the school and family life, of Phúc from before the attack, through convalescence, and into the present time.
After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, there was an increase in American films that were more "raw,” containing actual battle footage. A FilmReference.com article noted that American filmmakers "appeared more confident to put Vietnam combat on screen for the first time" during that era. [1]
Burst of Joy. The photograph Burst of Joy. From left to right, Lt Col Robert L. Stirm, Lorrie Stirm, Bo Stirm (Robert L. Stirm Jr.), Cindy Stirm, Loretta Stirm, and Roger Stirm. Burst of Joy is a Pulitzer Prize -winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Slava "Sal" Veder, taken on March 17, 1973, at Travis Air Force Base in Solano ...
The Ultimate Confrontation: The Flower and the Bayonet is a photograph of Jan Rose Kasmir (born in 1950), at that time an American high-school student. This iconic photograph was taken by French photographer Marc Riboud. [ 1] Riboud photographed Kasmir on 21 October 1967 while taking part with over 100,000 anti-war activists in the National ...
Oct. 23—The Vietnam War was over a generation ago but it was a long time before many of its soldiers were able to come out and say they had fought in the conflict. Today, they are there at the ...
Dian Parkinson. Melody Patterson. Denise Perrier (African American Female Entertainers in Vietnam) [ 4] Suzanne Pleshette. Mala Powers. Stefanie Powers. Charley Pride. Penelope Plummer. Quintessence 1970 (Clive and Stanley Romney, Sheryl Albiston, Jack McDonald, Ruth Sorensen)
Women's Army Corps soldiers served in the Vietnam War; at their peak in 1970, WAC presence in Vietnam consisted of some 20 officers and 130 enlisted women. [32] During the war, Anna Mae Hays, Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, became the first U.S. female
Marine veteran Charles Cook Jr., left, who served in the Vietnam War, salutes during the singing of the National Anthem at a ceremony to rename a Compton post office in honor of Pfc. James ...