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Photographer Al Chang 1922-2007

captured one of the most iconic images of the 20th century

Al Chang, an Army cameraman who was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize has died. He chronicled the conflict in both Korea and Vietnam, witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (where he worked as a dockworker), and was even awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded in the line of duty in Vietnam, past away in Honolulu, he was 85. He is best known as the photographer who captured one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. That image shows a U.S. infantryman weeping in the arms of another soldier. Taken on Aug. 28, 1950, the photo shows Army Sgt. Bill Redifer comforting fellow soldier Vincent Nozzolillo, who has learned that his replacement has been killed, while in the background another corpsman sifts through casualty reports, looking strangely detached. The photograph was featured in Edward Steichen's "Family of Man" exhibit in 1955 at New York's Museum of Modern Art. This portrait of anguish, grief and comfort has become one of the most enduring images of the Korean War, often called the forgotten war.
Posted by Whitmore on October 9, 2007 at 10:28pm | Comments (2)

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Photography, History, 1950's, War, American Culture, Obits

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..perhaps the most moving image I've ever seen ........

Posted by david bailie on October 16, 2007 at 04:24am

...........I've carried it with me for 52 years.........

Posted by david bailie on October 16, 2007 at 04:27am

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