Huynh Thanh My
Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ (March 29, 1938 – October 10, 1965) was a Vietnamese photographer working for the Associated Press. While covering a fight between the Viet Cong and ARVN Rangers in the Mekong Delta, Huynh Thanh My was wounded in the chest and arm. He was shot again while awaiting medical evacuation for his wounds when the Viet Cong overran the makeshift aid station of a South Vietnamese army position.
Huynh Thanh My
- Name
- Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ
- Born
- 29 March 1938
- Birthplace
- Long An, French Indochina
- Died
- 10 October 1965
- Place of death
- South Vietnam
- Occupation
- Photojournalism
- Nationality
- Vietnam
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Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ (March 29, 1938 – October 10, 1965) was a Vietnamese photographer working for the Associated Press. While covering a fight between the Viet Cong and ARVN Rangers in the Mekong Delta, Huynh Thanh My was wounded in the chest and arm. He was shot again while awaiting medical evacuation for his wounds when the Viet Cong overran the makeshift aid station of a South Vietnamese army position.
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Huynh left behind his 19-year-old widow and seven-month-old daughter. Later his wife and the then-10-year-old daughter were evacuated to Los Angeles when the war ended. Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ was the older brother of photojournalist Nick Ut.
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• Name — Huỳnh Thanh Mỹ • Born — 29 March 1938 • Birthplace — Long An, French Indochina • Died — 10 October 1965 • Place of death — South Vietnam • Death Cause — Killed in action • Occupation — Photojournalism • Children — 1 • Relatives — Nick Ut (brother)
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- 1.Nick Ut: The Amazing Saga And The Image That Helped End The Vietnam War. The Leica Camera Blog.
- 2.Do, Anh. From Vietnam to Los Angeles: Photographer who captured iconic image on one road sees end of another. Los Angeles Times. 21 August 2016.
- 3.BBC NEWS - In pictures: The Vietnam War. news.bbc.co.uk.
- 4.The Associated Press photographer Huynh Thanh My covers a Vietnamese battalion pinned down in a Mekong Delta rice paddy about a month before he was killed in combat on Oct. 10, 1965. (AP PHOTO) - The Vietnam War.
- 5.Mark Edward Harris. Photographer Who Took Iconic Vietnam Photo Looks Back, 40 Years After the War Ended, Nick Ut's photo of Kim Phuc was a transformative moment in a horrible conflict. Vanity Fair. April 3, 2015.
- 6.Nick Ut Announces Upcoming Retirement: "Nicky Didn't Go To The War, The War Came To Him". 12 July 2016.
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