Remain Cool In Heat of Battle: Platoon leader 2nd Lt. Hector Colon of Chicago, left, and Sgt. Johnnie English of San Antonio, Texas go over some maps in South Vietnam’s War Zone C. Colon’s platoon was the last of Bravo Company to be evacuated from the jungle after a day of patrolling and was caught in the close quarter firefight with Communist troops. The men of Colon’s platoon were credited with killing 60 of the enemy of the estimated 500 that surrounded them | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI
PhotographsAmerican20th century
Remain Cool In Heat of Battle: Platoon leader 2nd Lt. Hector Colon of Chicago, left, and Sgt. Johnnie English of San Antonio, Texas go over some maps in South Vietnam’s War Zone C. Colon’s platoon was the last of Bravo Company to be evacuated from the jungle after a day of patrolling and was caught in the close quarter firefight with Communist troops. The men of Colon’s platoon were credited with killing 60 of the enemy of the estimated 500 that surrounded them
1968
Artists
George McArthurArtist
Classification
Photographs
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Medium
Vintage Associated Press wirephoto
Culture
American
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Photographs
Dimensions
21.9 × 17.8 cm (8 5/8 × 7 in.)
Provenance
Doug and Joan Hansen, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2021.