A Vietnamese boy lights a candle on a victim's coffin during the Vietnam War. This photograph was taken on August 31, 1970 by an unidentified photographer from the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam. The image captures a somber moment in Vietnamese civilian life amidst the conflict. (Factual)

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