The photo of the Tet execution didn't tell the whole story.

[Swampy]

Photojournalist Eddie Adams captured one of the most famous images of the Vietnam War - the very instant of an execution during the chaos of the Tet Offensive.

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Heavy street fighting had pitched Saigon into chaos when South Vietnamese military caught a suspected Viet Cong squad leader, Nguyen Van Lem, at the site of a mass grave of more than 30 civilians.

This was one of the most memorable photos of the Tet Offensive. I have no sympathy for the victim - he was a VC terrorist who was at the scene of many murdered civilians.

If you want horror, read about what happened when the VC took over Hue.

[hornet32]

it looked like Big Ben was using a smith an Wesson model 49 to blow the bad guys brains out ..

[Sir John]

I though I read that the killing was payback for the VC killing the cops brother?

SJ

[hornet32]

Putting bullets in peoples heads was a popular sport in Vietnam Americans played the game often .. after you capture him interrogate him what's the next logical step