Nguyễn Ngọc Loan
Vietnamese police chief (1930–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan (Vietnamese: [ŋʷǐənˀ ŋâwkp lʷāːn]; 11 December 1930 – 14 July 1998) was a South Vietnamese general and chief of the South Vietnamese National Police.
Nguyễn Ngọc Loan | |
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| Born | 11 December 1930[1] Huế, French Indochina |
| Died | 14 July 1998 (aged 67) Burke, Virginia, United States |
| Allegiance |  South Vietnam |
| Service/ |  Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) Republic of Vietnam National Police |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Battles/wars | Tet Offensive |
Loan gained international attention when he summarily executed handcuffed prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém, on February 1, 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.[2][3] Nguyễn Văn Lém was a Viet Cong (VC) member.[2] The event was witnessed and recorded by Võ Sửu, a cameraman for NBC, and Eddie Adams, an Associated Press photographer. The photo and film became two famous images in contemporary American journalism.