Photographs of the Vietnam War The World Has Never Seen Before (original photography)

My father was in the Airforce and stationed in Vietnam during the war. He spent a lot of time taking photos of the locals, of whom were very kind to him.

I was skimming the TV a month or so ago (I don't normally watch TV) and came across a documentary show surrounding the Vietnam war and where they are today. I can't remember what it was called or what channel, but it was really sad. A young Vietnamese woman was sobbing, because she's a history buff and knows what happened. She said that the modern generation of Vietnamese barely even know that such a war occurred. It was because the government never constructed monuments or educational programs to keep people reminded of what happened.

It saddens me because they are doing the same here in the US, concerning the Civil War by tearing down, defacing and renaming things. I fear that one day we'll have a generation that will not even be aware of what happened in the US.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana

Anyway, I was thinking about this today and remembered my father was into photography during his stay and Vietnam and the following are but a few of many that I have. These have been buried away never been seen on the internet, until now.

Look at how young they were...

This one is my favorite...

Here's my father with some soldiers.

I hope that the people of Vietnam reclaim their history.

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