1968 - The Saigon Execution: General Nguyen Ngoc Loan summarily executes Nguyen Van Lem (00:08:11)
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Execution in broad daylight caught on camera. A police captain from Saigon is seen shooting a Vietcong man in the head right on film. As the bystanders are astounded at the event they are witnessing, the man is shot dead. The film shakes the world as the world is brought face to face with the harsh realities of war. There is a greater momentum to end the hostilities quickly after the event.

Photo: photojournalist Eddie Adams

Keywords:

dictatorship Vietnam Viet Cong war King Hussein Negev desert soldiers at the Wailing Wall prisoners of war in Gaza Strip fatal shot General Loan Gene La Rocque Edward Miles Eddie Adams Nguyen Thi Lop Celebrations for the 19th Anniversary of independence Nasser Palace in Cairo UN forces Yitzhak Rabin Israeli troops combat aircraft Jerusalem bombing Orthodox Jews at the Wailing Wall death of a vietcong Saigon General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Nguyen Van Lem refugees execution USA revolution Arab demonstrators in Cairo tanks in the desert The Saigon Execution military parade 1968

Catalan :

1968, EUA, Vietnam, guerra, Viet Cong, tir fatal, execució, revolució, dictadura, General préstecs, Gene La Rocque, Edward Miles, Eddie Adams, Nguyen Thi Lop, celebracions per al XIX aniversari de la independència, la desfilada militar, Nasser Palace al Caire, manifestants àrab del Caire, forces de l'ONU, Yitzhak Rabin, desert de Nègueb, les tropes israelianes, avions de combat, els tancs en el desert, bombardeig, soldats al mur de les lamentacions de Jerusalem, presoners de guerra a la franja de Gaza, rei Hussein, ONU, refugiats, jueus ortodoxos al mur de les lamentacions, mort d'un vietcong, Saigon, la execució de Saigon, General Nguyen Ngoc préstecs, Nguyen Van Lem, ,

Chinese Traditional :

1968 年，美國，越南，戰爭，越共，致命的一槍、 執行、 革命專政，一般貸款、 基因 La Rocque、 愛德華英里、 艾迪亞當斯、 Nguyen Thi 羅布泊，納賽爾宮在開羅，阿拉伯示威者在開羅，聯合國部隊閱兵，獨立 19 周年慶祝伊紮克 · 拉賓內, 蓋夫沙漠、 以色列部隊、 作戰飛機、 坦克在沙漠中，耶路撒冷的轟炸，士兵在哭牆在加沙地帶、 侯賽因國王、 聯合國、 難民、 正統猶太人在哭牆，死亡的越共戰俘的西貢，西貢執行，一般阮玉借貸，Nguyen Van Lem,

Dutch :

1968, Verenigde Staten, Vietnam, oorlog, Vietcong, dodelijke schot, uitvoering, revolutie, dictatuur, generaal lening, Gene La Rocque, Edward Miles, Eddie Adams, Nguyen Thi hangoor, viering van de 19e verjaardag van de onafhankelijkheid, militaire parade, Nasser Palace in Caïro, Arabische demonstranten in Caïro, VN-troepen, Yitzhak Rabin, Negev-woestijn, Israëlische troepen, gevechtsvliegtuigen, tanks in de woestijn, Jeruzalem bombardementen, soldaten aan de Klaagmuur, gevangenen van oorlog in de Gazastrook, koning Hussein, VN, vluchtelingen, orthodoxe Joden in de Klaagmuur, dood van een vietcong, Saigon, The Saigon uitvoering, generaal Nguyen Ngoc lening, Nguyen Van Lem, ,

German :

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Japanese :

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Russian :

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Slovenian :

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Turkish :

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Ukrainian :

1968, США, В'єтнам, війни, В'єтконгу фатальним постріл, виконання, революція, диктатури, Генеральний кредиту, ген La роком, Едвард км, Едді Адамс, Нгуен Тхі Lop, святкування 19-річчя незалежності, військовий парад Насер палац в Каїрі, арабські демонстрантів в Каїрі, сили ООН, Іцхака рабина, пустеля Неґев, Ізраїльські війська, бойові літаки, танки в пустелі, Єрусалим, бомбардування, солдати біля стіни плачу, полонені в секторі Газа, короля Хусейна, ООН, біженців, православних євреїв біля стіни плачу, смерть Хенель, Сайгон, Сайгон виконання, Генеральна Нгуєн Нгок кредиту, Нгуен Ван лем, ,

Vietnamese :

Năm 1968, Hoa Kỳ, Việt Nam, chiến tranh, Việt cộng, bắn chết người, thực hiện, cách mạng, chế độ độc tài, tướng Loan, Gene La Rocque, Edward Miles, Eddie Adams, Nguyễn thị Lop, Lễ kỷ niệm cho những kỷ niệm 19 độc lập, diễu hành quân sự, Palace Nasser tại Cairo, những người biểu tình ả Rập tại Cairo, lực lượng, Yitzhak Rabin, sa mạc Negev, quân đội Israel, máy bay chiến đấu, xe tăng trong sa mạc, Jerusalem ném bom, binh sĩ ở bức tường Wailing, tù nhân chiến tranh ở Dải Gaza, vua Hussein, Liên Hiệp Quốc, người tị nạn, người Do Thái chính thống tại thành Wailing, cái chết của một Việt cộng, Saigon, The Sài Gòn thực hiện, tướng Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Nguyễn Văn Lem, ,

Adams, Eddie

(photographer in 1968) , speaking English:
-  "The photo ruined two lives. The delinquent’s and the victim’s."

Lop, Nguyen Thi

(Widow of Vietcong) , speaking Vietnamese:
-  "Loan was a Vietnamese just as my husband was. He was one of us. But he took my husband on the street and shot him to death – a compatriot, he simply shot him to death. He caused so much pain for me. I do not know if I’ll ever be able to get over the death of my husband."

Adams, Eddie

(photographer in 1968) , speaking English:
-  "Supposedly Americans cut out the heart of North-Vietnamese soldiers. They decapitated people. Horrible action on both sides."

Rocque, Gene La

(Admiral of the US-Navy) , speaking English:
-  "Every Vietnamese was a potential enemy. The children, the women, young and old – everybody had decided to save his country and was ready to take every risk to kill an American soldier."

Miles, Ed

(Vietnam veteran) , speaking English:
-  "We destroyed Vietnam although we should have saved it. The terrible thing was that the Army had sent us there, as they said, to win the heart and mind of the Vietnamese people. Then we arrived and showed how we interpreted this: we burned down their villages."

Rocque, Gene La

(Admiral of the US-Navy) , speaking English:
-  "General Loan’s action showed how inhuman the Americans and the Vietnamese were. He showed that the war exceeded every human norm; it became a devilish, bloodthirsty play."

Adams, Eddie

(photographer in 1968) , speaking English:
-  "Then we read in press releases that they organised demonstrations in America using this photo."

Lop, Nguyen Thi

(Widow of Vietcong) , speaking Vietnamese:
-  "I did not know that my husband was killed, I did not want to believe it when they told me. Then I saw the photo in several American newspapers..."

Adams, Eddie

(photographer in 1968) , speaking English:
-  "His body fell to ground. The Sheriff turned to us and said: They killed many of your people – and of mine as well."

Adams, Eddie

(photographer in 1968) , speaking English:
-  "The man was caught as he came out from the building next to a pagoda. This was the best material that we had, so we followed them in the streets. Then suddenly a man appeared next to me. I was not further away from the captive than two meters. Then I saw as the man reached for his gun. "

Lop, Nguyen Thi

(Widow of Vietcong) , speaking Vietnamese:
-  "His troop wanted to retreat but they were already surrounded by soldiers. They could only escape through a river. My husband fought on to ensure the retreat of his comrades. Then he was arrested."

Miles, Ed

(Vietnam veteran) , speaking English:
-  "With the Tet attack they showed that they wanted to win the war at any price. After this we had to fight to survive."

Lop, Nguyen Thi

(Widow of Vietcong) , speaking Vietnamese:
-  "I did not know anything about my husband. He only said the he visits a course during the night and after that I did not hear anything from him."

The Tet Offensive
1st February 1968
Saigon
South Vietnam

On the last day of January, the Vietnamese pay tribute to their ancestors. Unknown to the Americans, theIr enemy celebrated the Tet New Year Festival two days early. On the 31st January 1968, the offensive began.


Photographer Eddie Adams captures a moment that will win him the Pulitzer prize. Police Chief General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan summarily executes a Vietcong prisoner, Nguyễn Văn Lém.