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Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
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Vietnam War
War in Southeast Asia from 1955 to 1975
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Viet Cong
Revolutionary organization active in South Vietnam and Cambodia from 1960 to 1977
The Viet Cong (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam. It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, and conducted military operations under the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saigon Execution
1968 photograph by Eddie Adams
Saigon Execution is a 1968 photograph by Associated Press photojournalist Eddie Adams, taken during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. It depicts South Vietnamese police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan shooting Viet Cong captain Nguyễn Văn Lém near the Ấn Quang Pagoda in Saigon. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
South Vietnam
Country in Southeast Asia (1955–1975)
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered international recognition in 1949 as the associated State of Vietnam within the French Union, with its capital at Saigon. Since 1950, it was a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
Vietnamese police chief (1930–1998)
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan was a South Vietnamese general and chief of the South Vietnamese National Police.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eddie Adams (photographer)
American photographer (1933–2004)
Edward Thomas Adams was an American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and for coverage of 13 wars. He is best known for his photograph of the execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém, a Viet Cong prisoner of war, for which he won the Pulitzer…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 1
Day of the year
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)