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The person quest behind photo of embracing enemies in Vietnam war

The person quest behind photo of embracing enemies in Vietnam war

Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 16:19 GMT+7

Chu Chi Thanh still has one of his most treasured photos, in which two Vietnamese soldiers from enemy armies shared a pose, solemnly hung in his room as his search to identify those in the rare picture remains unfinished.

Now in his 70s, the former Vietnam News Agency photojournalist still has a clear memory about the photo, which he said was taken in April 1973 at the Long Quang border line in Trieu Trach Commune, Trieu Phong District of the north-central province of Quang Tri.

The area was closely watched and guarded by the Vietnamese army in the North and the pro-American South Vietnam during the wartime before 1975.

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