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re: Most iconic photo of the Vietnam War?
Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:11 am to willymeaux
Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:11 am to willymeaux
I’d want Animal Mother in my squad for sure.
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Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:12 am to SEClint
Yeah the dude getting shot was a POS Viet cong who had just been caught killing women and children IIRC. And yes I know we had POS on our side who did the exact same.
What a fricked up war. Stupidest American foreign policy blunder (not to mention domestic) and not even close.
We had no business being there.
What a fricked up war. Stupidest American foreign policy blunder (not to mention domestic) and not even close.
We had no business being there.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:15 am to SEClint
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Didnt this guy have it coming though?
Yes he did. He slit the throat of a S. Vietnamese officer, his wife and kids too. Guy certainly had it coming.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:19 am to TigersFan64
Ut's "Napalm Girl", Adam's "Execution" and Browne's "Burning Monk" are the three that come to mind without even seeing your list.
While technically not a picture of or even during the US involvement in Vietnam the Monk has always been the most powerful photo of the three for me. It always represented a time and a place to me that could produce a level of resolve in a human that I could not begin to fathom. It foreshadowed a level of determination and metal that we would have done well to see.
While technically not a picture of or even during the US involvement in Vietnam the Monk has always been the most powerful photo of the three for me. It always represented a time and a place to me that could produce a level of resolve in a human that I could not begin to fathom. It foreshadowed a level of determination and metal that we would have done well to see.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:30 am to willymeaux
The Odd Angry Shot is an Australian movie about Vietnam. One of the better films about the war.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 2:47 am to Obtuse1
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While technically not a picture of or even during the US involvement in Vietnam the Monk has always been the most powerful photo
It's very powerful, but most Americans had never heard of Vietnam when this occurred. Like you said, this photo was taken prior to the Vietnam War.
This post was edited on 5/15/19 at 2:51 am
Posted on 5/15/19 at 3:01 am to Obtuse1
quote:agreed
Ut's "Napalm Girl", Adam's "Execution" and Browne's "Burning Monk" are the three that come to mind without even seeing your list.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 5:09 am to northshorebamaman
The execution photo is most iconic imo
Posted on 5/15/19 at 5:14 am to TigersFan64
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Napalm girl
Phan Thi Kim Phuc
In 1996, gave a speech at the United States Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day. In her speech, she said that one cannot change the past, but everyone can work together for a peaceful future.
1994, was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
2004, Kim Phúc was made a member of the Order of Ontario, and received an honorary Doctorate of Law from York University for her work to support child victims of war around the world.
2005, she was awarded an honorary degree in Law from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
2011, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Lethbridge.[36] On May 19, 2016, she was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law, Honoris Causa by Saint Mary's University (Halifax).
In 1997 she established the first Kim Phúc Foundation in the U.S., with the aim of providing medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war
February 11, 2019 Kim Phúc was awarded the 2019 Dresden Peace Prize in recognition of her work with UNESCO and as an activist for peace
If that’s not a redemption story, I don’t know what is. Take that Jamie Lannister.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 5:21 am to JW
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In Saigon now
Cool that you call it Saigon like some of the locals and southerners. Watch out for those motorbikes.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 5:23 am to PeteRose
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If that’s not a redemption story
I don't know if I would consider her's a redemption story as she had nothing to redeem herself from. It is more of an overcoming adversity story with a healthy dose of forgiveness.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 6:49 am to TigersFan64
Most all of those are pretty powerful.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:10 am to PeteRose
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:14 am to TigersFan64
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:20 am to SEClint
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Didnt this guy have it coming though? I recall something about the story but dont want to look it up, would just cause me to be researching story after story for more hours.
Yeah, apparently the guy getting shot in that photo was accused of just murdering a South Vietnamese Lt. Col. and his family.
I think people were freaked out by it because the guy was a Viet Cong fighter in civilian clothing. Most people tend to not look at context so they'd probably assume it was just some random civilian getting shot, maybe?
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:29 am to willymeaux
When I was at LSU I worked with a guy who was a chopper pilot in Vietnam. He always told me the ROK and Australians where some of the most bad arse troops he ever was around. They did not play.
This post was edited on 5/15/19 at 7:30 am
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:30 am to GetCocky11
I particularly enjoy that picture because I know the background to it and because well...frick Communists.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:32 am to Cold Drink
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Napalm girl (who’s still alive BTW). Nothing else comes close.
While that is the image that first jumped to my mind before I ever even clicked to open this, there are others there that are just about as iconic. It's not a run away win for napalm girl.
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:32 am to TigersFan64
In other news Woody Allen is dating again!
Posted on 5/15/19 at 7:34 am to Sayre
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It's not a run away win for napalm girl.
Lulz
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