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ShazzieB

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12. That monk was one of the most iconic images I remember from that time.

Reply to Leith (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 06:32 PM

Mar 2023

Along with the little girl running, of course, and the one of a South Vietnamese general executing a Viet Cong officer by shooting him in the head.

Those 3 photos were permanently burned into my brain, more than any others from thst war!

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The media used to show the victims of atrocities Leith Mar 2023 #9

That monk was one of the most iconic images I remember from that time. ShazzieB Mar 2023 #12

awesome reference!👍 bringthePaine Mar 2023 #10

Bill Hicks was a genius ahead of his time NickB79 Mar 2023 #13

So looking at the picture... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #14

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