I stumbled across a very cool picture of a US Marine taking a break
during the fierce fighting for the city of Hue.
 It shows him very casually sitting on what appears to be a
throne-like chair in the middle of some sort of important building.
 Is this picture anywhere online?  Can this picture be purchased as a
quality print???

Dear pcventures,

I am sure that this is the photo you have in mind:
http://www.vwam.com/vets/hue/HueS4.html

The image shows a U.S. Marine sitting on the throne in Hue's Imperial
Palace. It was published recently in the book "Land of the Ascending
Dragon - Rediscovering Vietnam", with the photos credited to
photographer Steven L. Raymer.

Since Mr. Raymer was an Army public affairs officer from 1967 to 1969,
escorting correspondents covering the Vietnam War, I assume that he
also took this photo.

So if anyone can provide you a quality print of this photograph or
help you obtain it, it is Mr. Raymer. Therefore, you may want to
contact him:

Steven Laurence Raymer 
Indiana University School of Journalism
200 Ernie Pyle Hall
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7108, USA
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Phone: 812.855.1727
E-Mail: sraymer@indiana.edu
Website: http://www.steveraymer.com/



Sources:

VWAM: The Cradle of Culture - Hue and Danang
http://www.vwam.com/vets/hue/huedanang.html

All The Best Books: Land of the Ascending Dragon - Rediscovering Vietnam
http://www.ah0.org/books/0803893965_Land_of_the_Ascending_Dragon_About_the_Author.shtml

Search terms used:
1968 hue "on the throne"
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hue "throne room" 1968
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hue palace throne
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"Steve Raymer"
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"Steve Raymer" vietnam 1968
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Hope this helps!
Regards,
Scriptor

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Request for Answer Clarification by pcventures-ga on 13 Dec 2004 06:05 PST

Can you link me to a better quality version of this image?

 Thanks...

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 13 Dec 2004 09:17 PST

That is, alas, the only version of the image I could find anywhere,
despite hours of extensive research. I wish I could provide you a link
to an image of higher quality, but unfortunately there is no such
link.

Scriptor

Nicely done - thanks!