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Huynh Thanh My

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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 1412jamie (talk | contribs) at 23:20, 12 March 2016 (I added his age, in an interview with his younger brother Nick Ut his brother states that Huynh Thanh My was 27 years old when he was killed. While the dates on this wikipedia originally placed his age at death at 14 years. I also attempted to add a photo). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Huynh Thanh My
Born(1938-03-29)March 29, 1938
Long An, Vietnam
Died10 October 1965
Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
OccupationPhotojournalism

Personal

Huynh Thanh My was a photographer working for the Associated Press when he was killed at the age of 27[1] in Vietnam on 10 October 1965. He was shot while awaiting medical evacuation for an earlier wound when the Viet Cong overran a South Vietnamese army position. His wife and baby daughter were evacuated to Los Angeles when the war ended.

He was the older brother of photo-journalist Nick Ut.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nick Ut: The Amazing Saga And The Image That Helped End The Vietnam War". The Leica Camera Blog. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ^ http://blog.leica-camera.com/photographers/interviews/nick-ut-the-amazing-saga-and-the-image-that-helped-end-the-vietnam-war/ Accessed 12 August 2014

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