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Relatives of a dead South Vietnamese soldier grieve at his graveside in the military cemetery at Ben Hoa
Relatives of a dead South Vietnamese soldier grieve at his graveside in the military cemetery at Ben Hoa

Relatives of a dead South Vietnamese soldier grieve at his graveside in the military cemetery at Ben Hoa

Date2/19/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Relatives of a dead South Vietnamese soldier grieve at his graveside in the military cemetery at Ben Hoa. Death also came to an estimated 325;000 South Vietnamese civilians. For many living in misery; it was a blessing.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018776F
Relatives place offerings of food and drink on a grave in the national military cemetery at Bien Hoa, South Viet Nam, where headstones are marked with(...)
Relatives place offerings of food and drink on a grave in the national military cemetery at Bien Hoa, South Viet Nam, where headstones are marked with(...)
2/19/1973
Relatives of the dead kneel and touch one of the five symbolic coffins at a graveside service of Mount Pleasant Cemetery yesterday. This was one of fi(...)
Relatives of the dead kneel and touch one of the five symbolic coffins at a graveside service of Mount Pleasant Cemetery yesterday. This was one of fi(...)
7/30/1970
Belleau Wood where American troops in the last war made an historic attack, is visited by soldiers of this war who look for the names of relatives and friends in the cemetery
Belleau Wood where American troops in the last war made an historic attack, is visited by soldiers of this war who look for the names of relatives and friends in the cemetery
9/1/1944
Difficult climb was made by relatives of the dead airmen, seen beside the tiny cemetery
Difficult climb was made by relatives of the dead airmen, seen beside the tiny cemetery
7/4/1946
At the Graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-years-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
At the Graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-years-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
12/14/1988
At the graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-year-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
At the graveside: Family and friends of Wade Lawson cling to each other for comfort at the youth's burial at Spring Creek Cemetery in Mississauga yesterday, while 3-year-old Trevor, left, sobs for his dead stepbrother
12/14/1988
On guard at Xom Suoi, about 20 miles north of Saigon, a South Vietnamese soldier stands on his tank to survey the scene
On guard at Xom Suoi, about 20 miles north of Saigon, a South Vietnamese soldier stands on his tank to survey the scene
2/7/1972
At the graveside, relatives of the miners who were entombed two months in the mine shaft before their bodies were recovered, said last farewells
At the graveside, relatives of the miners who were entombed two months in the mine shaft before their bodies were recovered, said last farewells
30 June 1947
A Vietnamese mother, 35-year-old Lang Lam, came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives (...)
A Vietnamese mother, 35-year-old Lang Lam, came to Toronto in 1972 with her two sons listed on her passport but left her two daughters with relatives (...)
4/21/1975
As prayer for all Jewish dead began, Sherwood collapsed, Three of his relatives and 35 of his classmates were killed in Auschwitz
As prayer for all Jewish dead began, Sherwood collapsed, Three of his relatives and 35 of his classmates were killed in Auschwitz
1/29/1967
Every lunch hour George Gilbert (not his real name) goes over musty records looking for lost relatives of the dead
Every lunch hour George Gilbert (not his real name) goes over musty records looking for lost relatives of the dead
4/3/1980
Family reunited: Gary Clarke, who recently returned from the Persian Gulf, gets a kiss from his mother, Anna Marie, as relatives celebrate
Family reunited: Gary Clarke, who recently returned from the Persian Gulf, gets a kiss from his mother, Anna Marie, as relatives celebrate
3/31/1991