Nguyễn Văn Lém, often referred to as Bảy Lốp, was a member of the Viet Cong. He was summarily executed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War, when the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive surprise attack. Before being captured, Lém had allegedly murdered Lt. Col. Nguyen Tuan as well as Tuan's wife, six children, and his 80-year-old mother
Lém was brought to South Vietnamese brigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, who then summarily executed him. The event was witnessed and recorded by Võ Sửu, a cameraman for NBC, and Eddie Adams, an Associated Press photographer. The photograph and film became famous images in contemporary American journalism, and won Adams the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.
Photo by Eddie Adams
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