In this March 1965 file photo by Associated Press photographer Horst Faas, hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into the tree line to cover South Vietnamese ground troops advancing on a Viet Cong camp northwest of Saigon. Faas' work in Vietnam won four major photo awards, including the first of his two Pulitzers. He was severely wounded there in 1967
"Horst Faas was a giant in the world of photojournalism whose extraordinary commitment to telling difficult stories was unique and remarkable," said Santiago Lyon, AP's global head of photography
"Under his direction, AP photographers captured images that quickly became synonymous with the long war: among the most notable were Eddie Adams' image of the execution of a Viet Cong suspect and Nick Ut's picture of a naked Vietnamese girl fleeing a napalm attack." --BBC
New York Times Lens: A Parting Glance: Horst Faas
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BBC: Vietnam War photographer Horst Faas dies
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