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(...)

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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(...)

Date2/19/1973

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 swastika; a Buddhist religious emblem and an ancient symbol of infinity. Despite the ceasefire; sporadic fighting is continuing throughout South Viet Nam.

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