All coutesy photos

Photo 1

Lilly Pyle, center, looks back as a photo is taken of the Dong Ha villagers gathered outside a fence surrounding a U.S. military barrack.

Photo 2

Leaning on her gun, Lilly Pyle, center, sits in the middle of a group of young Southern Vietnam soldiers from Dong Ha. Pyle said each of the young Vietnamese soldiers had a rifle and groups shared an M16.

Photo 3

Lilly Pyle, 15, pointing to Maine on a world map before she left Vietnam to make a new life with a GI in Southern Maine.

Photo 4

A girl sits on Lilly Pyle’s lap as they share a laugh with other Dong Ha villagers while taking a break from filling sand bags.