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 I just received confirmation that I may use photos for my book from David Douglas Duncan, the world famous photographer. He was a combat photographer for three wars and was at Con Thien in September and October of 1967. This was the same time I was there and so his photos are especially relevant. He had the cover and lead article for Life magazine in October 1967 about Con Thien.
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4/8/2015 06:50:15 am
I was at Con Thien and am in fact pictured in his Life article of October 1967. DDD was a ballsy former Marine who was a really great guy. He followed up the Life article with a book called "War Without Heroes", a photo essay with lots of good stuff. Importantly, lol, he gave our unit the money (I think it was $1000) to have a steak fry and beer bash in Dong Ha when we finally came down off of that hill. It ended badly when our unit got "the shits" because we had been eating only C-Rations for so long and our bodies reacted wildly to these steaks. Hell, it was worth it! As an aside, I found out recently that he was a personal friend and photographer of Pablo Picasso! Google it. I think he is in his 90's and living in France but am not real sure. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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AuthorDaryl Eigen served in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. He was awarded 3 purple hearts for wounds sustained in different battles. Archives
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