On the Firing Line

Nguyen Thanh Tai

United Press International

Soldiers carry their dead comrade from the front line as troops fire on Viet Cong positions from knee-deep rice paddy water. This photograph not only illustrates the horror of the situation in Vietnam, but also reveals the plight of the war correspondent and how close he comes to the actual fighting.

Nguyen Thanh Tai, "On the Firing Line," in POYi Archive, Item #5702, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/5702 (accessed April 26, 2024).