Byron G. Highland
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Byron G. Highland was a United States
Marine Corps
combat photographer during the Vietnam War
who was killed by a landmine alongside the war correspondent and historian Bernard B. Fall
on the while observing Operation Chinook II on the Street Without Joy
, Thua Thien Province
on 21 February 1967, leaving behind his wife, and two sons and a daughter from a previous marriage.
The last few minutes which the two spent together are documented in Fall's posthumously published book
"Last Reflections on a War," via a tape recorder Fall was dictating into just prior to the explosion.
Born in Detroit, Michigan
, he entered the Marines in 1953, and also served in the Korean War
.
His eldest son, Kenneth E. Highland, later recorded a song with the punk
band Johnny and the Jumper Cables, entitled "Landmine," about his father's death.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Marine Corps
Marine corps
A marine is a member of a force that specializes in expeditionary operations such as amphibious assault and occupation. The marines traditionally have strong links with the country's navy...
combat photographer during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
who was killed by a landmine alongside the war correspondent and historian Bernard B. Fall
Bernard B. Fall
Bernard B. Fall was a prominent war correspondent, historian, political scientist, and expert on Indochina during the 1950s and 1960s...
on the while observing Operation Chinook II on the Street Without Joy
Street Without Joy
Street Without Joy or La Rue Sans Joie was the name given by troops of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps to the stretch of Route 1 from Huế to Quảng Trị during the First Indochina War.-Situation:...
, Thua Thien Province
Thua Thien-Hue Province
Thừa Thiên-Huế is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quang Tri Provice to the north and Da Nang City to the south, Laos to the west and the South China Sea to the east. The province has 128 km of coastline, 22,000 ha of...
on 21 February 1967, leaving behind his wife, and two sons and a daughter from a previous marriage.
The last few minutes which the two spent together are documented in Fall's posthumously published book
"Last Reflections on a War," via a tape recorder Fall was dictating into just prior to the explosion.
Born in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, he entered the Marines in 1953, and also served in the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
His eldest son, Kenneth E. Highland, later recorded a song with the punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Johnny and the Jumper Cables, entitled "Landmine," about his father's death.