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My American grandfather was a pilot in what we know as The Vietnam War. This Vietnamese man was a pilot in what they refer to as The American War.

I met him in a rural village not far from Ninh Binh, south of Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam.

The encounter was heart filled. And strangely eerie - meeting him was like meeting my grandfather. His other, untold half...
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:iconmeditrol:
Nice shot :D
I'm Vietnamese and my grandfather was a soldier in this war, too. How sadly, he never came back...
If you take a careful look into our history, you can understand why this old gentle man could take part in such a cruel war.
I can understand why you felt "eerie" :D
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:iconflavia16:
Well, Ninh Binh is actually my hometown.
Im Vietnamese and I was taught a lot abt Vietnamese war. However, Im never in it and I dont want to.

The photo is really nice. Both my grandpa passed away before I was born but I've imagined them like him
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:iconemanotta:
a very good shot ..
i love your way of telling a story and information about your work .. it makes a rich art atmosphere !
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~bjorntoday Sep 19, 2008  Professional Photographer
thanks, i shall keep that in mind :D
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`myrnajacobs Feb 2, 2008  Professional Photographer
This is simply wonderful and the irony of the situation... sadly ... it was an American war.. and a French war before that. sigh..
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:iconverlang:
very nice shot :nod:
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~Dan1el535 Jan 17, 2008   Photographer
An amazing photo...great face capture...:)
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:iconmhazzaa:
this is perfect...

one day you'll end up in the national geographic...
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:icon7perfect7:
This reminds me of those two movies that came out not too long ago "Letters to Iwo Jima" and the other I cannot remember.

There are always two sides to every story, very powerful photograph with the comments you have given.
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