I Want A Home

renegade150 · 23rd December 2006

this young girl's entire family was slaughtered by US marines during the Vietnam war as they were suspected to be working for the Vietcong.
photo was taken in Cambodia

stinkyfoot17 · 23rd December 2006

If i din read the commentries at the bottom of the pic, i wldn't have had a different sentiment to the girl holding the drawing ...

Or is it mewho has a lousy interpretation of children's drawings ?

Tsangstudios · 23rd December 2006

something is wrong with the time timeline assuming her parents were kill at the end of the war around around 72-73 she should be at least in her late thirties

bwilly · 23rd December 2006

Originally Posted by Tsangstudios

something is wrong with the time timeline assuming her parents were kill at the end of the war around around 72-73 she should be at least in her late thirties

I was abt to say that 2.. photo looks recent.
bad take..!

microcosm · 23rd December 2006

Originally Posted by renegade150

this young girl's entire family was slaughtered by US marines during the Vietnam war as they were suspected to be working for the Vietcong.
photo was taken in Cambodia

Regardless of the title and caption, I still think this is a pretty well captured photo.

I am curious, about the "timeline" this image was captured. If this is from the Vietnam war, the subject's age is in question. Or is she the 2nd or 3rd generation offspring from the survivor of the slaughtering? She has drawn something after hearing from mom/grandma about the Vietnam war? I cannot assume or speculate. Maybe the photographer can help unravel the mystery here?

Thank you.

renegade150 · 24th December 2006

oops i think it was my bad here! what i meant was her entire generation of forefathers & mothers were murdered during e vietnam war..i think she's the 3rd generation..she's ard 12 yrs old IIRC!
e drawing represents how much she misses her home & family as she's the sole survivor...& she's 1 of the many kids in cambodia who have no grandparents too. e vietnam war still takes its toll today on many people in cambodia...as landmines are still spread out throughout the country. thru an interview i learnt that both her parents were maimed & killed while farming on a field...so i guess i could relate the incident to the "Vietnam War" as the landmines belonged to the Americans. pardon my lack of detail

23rd December 2006	#1
renegade150 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,189	I Want A Home this young girl's entire family was slaughtered by US marines during the Vietnam war as they were suspected to be working for the Vietcong. photo was taken in Cambodia

23rd December 2006	#2
stinkyfoot17 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 803	Re: I Want A Home If i din read the commentries at the bottom of the pic, i wldn't have had a different sentiment to the girl holding the drawing ... Or is it mewho has a lousy interpretation of children's drawings ?

23rd December 2006	#3
Tsangstudios Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,149	Re: I Want A Home something is wrong with the time timeline assuming her parents were kill at the end of the war around around 72-73 she should be at least in her late thirties __________________ www.tsangstudios.com

24th December 2006	#6
renegade150 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,189	Re: I Want A Home oops i think it was my bad here! what i meant was her entire generation of forefathers & mothers were murdered during e vietnam war..i think she's the 3rd generation..she's ard 12 yrs old IIRC! e drawing represents how much she misses her home & family as she's the sole survivor...& she's 1 of the many kids in cambodia who have no grandparents too. e vietnam war still takes its toll today on many people in cambodia...as landmines are still spread out throughout the country. thru an interview i learnt that both her parents were maimed & killed while farming on a field...so i guess i could relate the incident to the "Vietnam War" as the landmines belonged to the Americans. pardon my lack of detail