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Nguyen Ngoc Hanh


Born
in Hà Đông, Viet Nam
June 15, 1927

Died
April 11, 2017

Genre
Photography


Nguyễn Ngọc Hạnh was one of the most respected Vietnamese photographers of his time. He served in the French Army until 1950, then transferred to the Armée Nationale Vietnamienne, which in 1956 became the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). He attended the French Army photography school during the mid-1950s, was designated the official ARVN combat photographer in 1961, and ultimately attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He took great pride in being a paratroop officer, and was badly wounded in combat in early 1968. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, he was sent to a "re-education camp" with his fellow officers, but survived until he was released through the intervention of Amnesty International in 1983. He emigrated to the U.S. in 19 ...more

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The Viet Cong Tet Offensive...
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