various photos of the Vietnam War

Many photographers who went to war faced the same dangers that any typical soldier had to. On many occasions journalist who went along a walk with soldiers had to learn to use a gun and the everyday protocol that soldiers would otherwise learn in bootcamp. 

War photographer Horst Faas, known for his dramatic pictures of people embroiled in the violence of the Vietnam War. His work in Vietnam earned him his first Pulitzer Prize in 1965. He won a second Pulitzer in 1972 for pictures of torture and executions in Bangladesh.

 "An older sergeant, fatigued from a run across open field, ignored advice to stay down because of snipers and was shot in head. Here he lies on a paddy dike moments after he was hit. The civilian photographer who took the photo, Robert Hodierne, did the first aid work."

                                               

 

trooper with an M-16 standing in front of a burning village. 1st battalion, 8th regiment.

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