Reddit reviews Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina
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Larry Burrows took a ton of spectacular photos during the Vietnam War and ultimately lost his life there. There's a book that collects some of them and I can't recommend it highly enough.
The book "Requiem" also contains some of Burrows' work along with other photographers who died photographing the wars in Indochina. It too contains incredibly powerful imagery.
According to the comment of the photo in my copy of this book, the picture is actually of a first aid station. The other soldier is his friend. Why he is being held back, I don't know.
>This is a work by a British Photographer called Larry Burrows, taken amongst the carnage of Vietnam. ... The photo has an inherent compelling narrative – of a black man struggling to assist a fallen soldier,despite his own injuries, held back from helping his white comrade – he, stricken, arms out resembling a dying Christ, except this time, there will be no Resurrection.
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Might defer to a book called Requiem
I have it and it's an eye opener.
I don't have it to hand, so I'm going off the top of my head, but this photo, along with a series of images featuring this Marine were reproduced in a book on photography in the Indochina wars (+- 1950-1973) taken by photojournalists who themselves died or went missing during the conflicts. "Requiem" it was called- big coffee table type. (Edit: found a link)