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Saigon Execution. Saigon Execution[a]is a 1968 photograph by Associated Pressphotojournalist Eddie Adams, taken during the Tet Offensiveof the Vietnam War. It depicts South Vietnamesebrigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loanshooting Viet Congcaptain Nguyễn Văn Lém[b][c]near the Ấn Quang Pagodain Saigon.
v. t. e. The fall of Saigon[9] was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on 30 April 1975. The event marked the end of the Vietnam War and the collapse of the South Vietnamese state, leading to a transition period and the formal reunification of Vietnam into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ...
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [68] the Vietnam Conflict, [69] [70] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
Phan Thị Kim Phúc. OOnt. June 8, 1972: Kim Phúc, center, running down a road naked near Trảng Bàng after a South Vietnam Air Force napalm attack (Nick Ut / The Associated Press) Born. Phan Thị Kim Phúc. (1963-04-06) April 6, 1963 (age 61) Trảng Bàng, South Vietnam. Nationality.
Burst of Joy. The photograph Burst of Joy. From left to right, Lt Col Robert L. Stirm, Lorrie Stirm, Bo Stirm (Robert L. Stirm Jr.), Cindy Stirm, Loretta Stirm, and Roger Stirm. Burst of Joy is a Pulitzer Prize -winning photograph by Associated Press photographer Slava "Sal" Veder, taken on March 17, 1973, at Travis Air Force Base in Solano ...
Eddie Adams (photographer) Edward Thomas Adams (June 12, 1933 – September 19, 2004) 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 ...
The My Lai massacre (/ miːlaɪ / mee ly; Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Lai [tʰâːm ʂǎːt mǐˀ lāːj] ⓘ) was a war crime committed by the United States Army on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. [ 1 ] At least 347 and up to 504 ...
1966 in the Vietnam War. A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: 1, II, III, and IV Corps. At the beginning of 1966, the number of U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam totaled 184,300. [5]: 149 South Vietnamese military forces totaled 514,000 including the army (ARVN) and the Regional Force and ...