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Images, choices and moral courage in a divided war.
2 stories. Choose a photo to watch the reel and explore the evidence.
Saigon 1968: Can One Photograph Change How You See a War?
Eddie Adams’s photograph, the evidence behind it and the limits of a single frame.
Watch & read the story →Historical reel. Contains an execution photograph.
My Lai: When Loyalty Meant Defying Your Own Side
Hugh Thompson’s crew faced a terrible choice: obey their own side or protect its victims.
Watch & read the story →My Lai, March 16, 1968. U.S. Army photograph; still from the reel.