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Huynh Thanh My

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Huynh Thanh My
Born(1938-03-29)March 29, 1938
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