11 VIETNAM EXECUTION PHOTOS DANANG 1966 TOM BARTLETT
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:25545590 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Vietnam |
11 PHOTOS TAKEN BY TOM BARTLETT IN DANANG, VIETNAM 1966. On 2 sheets 1 is 14" x 7" and has 5 photographs and the other is 14" x 8" and has 6 photos. Excellent condition. On the back of one is written " 3 WERE TO BE EXECUTED, DANANG 1966. GOT ALL SET UP AND THEN CHASED OUT FOTOGS (photographers) - CANCELLED EXECUTION. SHOT THEM LATER, AROUND MIDNITE - TOM ". These are original photos and not reprints ! The photos include lots of MP's. South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians, the 3... sandbag stacks that would be the backdrops for the execution, vehicles, etc. A very unusual and SCARCE photo assortment. Tom was the Editor of LEATHERNECK MAGAZINE OF THE MARINES for many years and a great guy. I purchased his book collection and other items from him well over 20 years ago. These photos and the ones to follow in other listings are all from his personal collection. Tom spend a lot of time in Vietnam as a Marine Corps Combat Correspondent and photographer. Insured USPS Priority mail delivery in the Continental US is $ 10.00. Will ship Worldwide and will combine shipping when practical.
Nguyễn Văn Lém (Vietnamese: [ŋʷǐənˀ vān lɛ̌m]; 1931 or 1932 – 1 February 1968), 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 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive surprise attack.He was brought to Brigadier General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan who then executed him. The event was witnessed and recorded by Võ Sửu, a cameraman for NBC, and Eddie Adams, an Associated Press photographer. The photo and film became two famous images in contemporary American journalism.[1]
Nguyễn Văn Lém (Vietnamese: [ŋʷǐənˀ vān lɛ̌m]; 1931 or 1932 – 1 February 1968), 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 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive surprise attack.He was brought to Brigadier General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan who then executed him. The event was witnessed and recorded by Võ Sửu, a cameraman for NBC, and Eddie Adams, an Associated Press photographer. The photo and film became two famous images in contemporary American journalism.[1]
