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Cemetery for War Dead from Iwo Jima

Date: 03 1945
Description: The cemetery for the war dead on Guam. The body of a fighting man who died of wounds received during the battle for Iwo Jima is being lowered into the eart...
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Dead Soldier

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Description: Dead soldier in a glass fronted coffin during the Cuban Revolution.
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Crewman Eating Dinner

Date: 06 1942
Description: A member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta eating dinner while in the Caribbean. The man is wearing a button-up shirt and is sitting at...
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President Manuel Urrutia Lleó Shaking Hands

Date: 01 1959
Description: President Manuel Urrutia Lleó shaking hands with men in suits in Havana, Cuba during the celebration of the success of the Cuban Revolution.
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Funeral, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: Funeral services in the village of Vinh Quoi, Vietnam for casualties of a Viet Cong attack. Two of the deceased are covered with woven mats and lying on wh...
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Funeral, Binh Hung

Date: 06 1962
Description: Large funeral for multiple people in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Numerous decoratively painted coffins with cloth coverings are on display in a large open-air, roo...
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Funeral, Vinh Quoi

Date: 06 1962
Description: A woman holding a baby stands in front of two dead bodies laid out for a funeral in a open-air, covered building. The men were killed during a Viet Cong at...
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Laughing Marine

Date: 04 05 1945
Description: Soldier L. Heims, seated outdoors on the back of a loaded vehicle, smiling broadly while reading a letter. Other smiling soldiers are in the background.
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Dickey Chapelle and Family

Date: 12 25 1943
Description: Informal portrait of Dickey Chapelle (back left), her husband Tony Chapelle (back center), her brother Bob Meyer (back right), and her parents Paul Meyer a...
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Shooting from "The Hole"

Date: 12 1958
Description: A soldier in Castro's forces at the battle for the village of LaMaya, Cuba. He is firing from a position known as "The Hole."
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Wedding at Binh Hung

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Tien Vinh Le on his wedding day in the village of Binh Hung, Vietnam. He wears a suit and tie, and holds a bouquet of flowers.
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Vietnamese Funeral

Date: 05 1962
Description: Funeral at Binh Hung, Vietnam for several members of the Vietnamese Sea Swallows battalion who were killed in combat against Viet Cong forces on May 29. El...
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Tien Vinh Le in Binh Hung

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Tien Vinh Le holding flowers and standing outdoors on his wedding day in Binh Hung, Vietnam.
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Anh Le Vuong, The Bride

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Anh Le Vuong weeps at her wedding to Tien Vinh Le in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Two men are standing behind her.
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Anh Le Vuong

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Anh Le Vuong wipes her tears during her wedding to Tien Vinh Le in Binh Hung, Vietnam. A man is standing on the left.
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Anh Le Vuong's Wedding

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Anh Le Vuong is escorted down the aisle during her wedding to Tien Vinh Le in Binh Hung, Vietnam.
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Anh Le Vuong's Wedding

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Anh Le Vuong is escorted down the aisle as her wedding ceremony begins in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Her attendants are standing in a line on the right.
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Anh Le Vuong and Tien Vinh Le

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Anh Le Vuong, the bride, standing with her groom, Tien Vinh Le as their wedding ceremony begins in Binh Hung, Vietnam. An attendant is holding a parasol ov...
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Anh Le Vuong and Tien Vinh Le's Wedding

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: The bride Anh Le Vuong and groom Tien Vinh Le at their wedding in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Their attendants are at their sides. The woman next to Vuong is holdi...
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Anh Le Vuong and Tien Vinh Le

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: The bride Anh Le Vuong and her groom Tien Vinh Le at their wedding in Binh Hung, Vietnam. Vuong's attendant on the left is holding a parasol over her.

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