19 Iconic Photographs That Defined The 1960s

5. A Suspected Viet Cong Officer Is Executed In The Street

February 1st 1968 Suspected of guerrilla activity and war crimes, Nguy…n Vƒn Lém is executed in the streets of Saigon by South Vietnamese General Nguy…n Ngc Loan early in the Tet Offensive. Captured on film and televised worldwide, the action galvanised the anti-war movement.
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