Photograph of Spc. James E. Brown II during the Vietnam War

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A color photograph of a soldier, Spc. James E. Brown II (Delta Company, 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade), during the Vietnam War. The photograph was captured at LZ Buttons/Sông Bé Base Camp in Cambodia. The image depicts a young man in olive green army fatigue pants. Shirtless, he wears sunglasses and combat boots as he leans against an upright sheet of corrugated metal. He holds a cigarette in his left hand and wears a watch on his right wrist. In the background are several army trucks and the figure of a man, also shirtless, bending over.

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