Fall of Saigon photographer dies

Fall of Saigon photographer dies

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Hugh Van Es, the Dutch photographer whose photo of the 1975 fall of Saigon became one of the most enduring images of the Vietnam war, has died at the age of 67.

Van Es suffered a brain haemorrhage last week in Hong Kong , where he had lived for many years, and never regained consciousness, colleagues said.

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what i find interestng about this story is....

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Van Es became known worldwide for his photograph of a helicopter rescuing people from what is often believed to be the roof of the US embassy in Saigon. In fact the photo shows an apartment building that housed CIA staff.

He wrote in the New York Times in 2005: "One of the best-known images of the Vietnam war shows something other than what almost everyone thinks it does."

i thought it was people being rescued, even wikipedia says so but no its the damn CIA doing the runner. they made the mess and then they wig-out
surprise surprise.


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[edit on 15/5/09 by spearhead]