This Day In History

February 1 – The Execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém


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The Vietnam War’s most iconic image is captured on film. On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the grizzly execution of the captain of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Lém. In 1968, the second day of the Tet Offensive saw Lém captured and executed by Brigadier General Nguyễn Ngọc...
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