Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II during the Vietnam War
May - June 1970
Parrot's Beak, Cambodia, Asia
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A color photograph of a soldier, Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade), in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. This image depicts a young man in olive green army fatigues, standing in an open, grassy area. Behind him are palm trees and jungle foliage, and a mountain in the background. The man stands facing the viewer, hand on hips. He is in shadow and the picture is slightly unfocused.
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Catalog reference: 2013.11.3.1