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Consignment - Veterans Day

Back in 1969, the National Guard Unity Charlie Company from a small town in Kentucky were sent off to Vietnam. During an operation at Tomahawk Base many from the unit were killed. In the course of the war they were to suffer the highest percentage of deaths from any town in all of America. Their bodies were returned to their loved ones back in Bardstown. For some who did survive the war, the passage of time has been difficult. The effects of the war left them with many unanswered questions and unable to come to terms with their role. For the parents of the dead, there remains only the symbol of... 

Martine Franck 1979

USA. New York City. November 11th, 1979. Veterans Day Parade.... 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Virginia. Arlington. Veterans Day at Arlington National... 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Virginia. Arlington National Cemetery. 1990. War veteran... 

Hiroji Kubota 1992

USA. Honolulu, Hawaii. 1991. Pearl Harbor Survivors Association... 

Constantine Manos 1994

USA. Bedford, Virginia. May 1994. Gen. Harry KINNARD. 

Danny Lyon 1999

USA. Sacaton, Arizona. 1999. Leonard JIM, Tohono O'Odham Indian... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. San Francisco. 1999. Homeless Filipino war veteran now... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 2001

USA. Washington D.C. Two old partners-in-arms meet on the streets... 

Eli Reed 1991

USA. New York City. 168th street.

Thomas Dworzak 2004

USA. Miami, Florida. October 27, 2004. John ADAMS, soldier of... 

Martine Franck 1987

USA. Massachusetts. Boston. Petits frères des Pauvres. Veterans'... 

Thomas Dworzak 2004

USA. New York City. November 11, 2004. Veteran's Day.

Peter Marlow 1985

US. Bardstown and the Unfinished War. Kent Bischoff's photo album,... 

Carl De Keyzer 1990

USA. Jacksonville. USS Hancock battle ship. Pearl Harbor Memorial.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2004

USA. New York City. November 11, 2004. A man dressed as General... 

Paul Fusco 2004

USA. Punta Gorda, Florida. March 12, 2004. Funeral for Sgt. Michael... 

Constantine Manos 2004

USA. Los Angeles, California. 2004. Two Vietnam veterans place... 

Susan Meiselas 1991

USA. New York City. 1991. "Operation Welcome Home" parade for... 
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