Quang Tri

Quang Tri

The little boy in this photo couldn’t have been over seven or eight yet he smoked his cigarette with worldly sophistication. He would come visit us most every morning often with other kids about the same age. Many people have asked me why we gave kids this young cigarettes. With all the danger these kids faced daily, the health hazards of smoking seemed like the least of their problems. All the Vietnamese smoked heavily, kids as well as adults. I have never seen a culture where smoking was so pervasive. I wouldn ’t have been surprised to see dogs smoking.

Shortly after this photo was taken, a patrol came in that had been out in "Indian Country" (enemy occupied territory) for almost a week. Their faces were... more

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