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Captive, Vinh Quoi
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Captive held in a concrete room in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam in the aftermath of a Viet Cong attack on the village. The woman is wearing all black, is barefoot and has her arms bound behind her back. She is sitting on a concrete ledge in the bare room.
June 1962
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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Window and Roof Remnants, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Interior of a window on a wrecked house in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam after a Viet Cong attack. One shutter hangs askew from the otherwise burned out window. Charred fragments of the roof and other shutter...
Smoking Rubble, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Smoking rubble in the village of Vin Quoi, Vietnam. Destruction caused by Viet Cong.
Wrecked Building, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Entrance to a wrecked building destroyed by the Viet Cong in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam. The building is filled with brick debris and has a sign that reads, "Quàn Thanh Tri."
Damaged Building, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Building damaged by Viet Cong in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam. The pink building seems to have lost its roof and there is debris strewn about the yard. There are men in the far background.
Soldiers and Residents, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Vinh Quoi, Vietnam, in the aftermath of a Viet Cong attack. There is a burned-out building in the background. A male resident is sitting on a downed fence holding two children in his lap. A soldier...
Survivors and Soldiers in Field, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Soldiers stand in front of a group of survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi. The survivors are carrying bundles of belongings and a girl is walking past the photographer in th...
