Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYNgo Dinh Diem, 1963
Stars and Stripes
October 16, 2020
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Henry Chang ©Stars and StripesDalat, South Vietnam, March, 1963: During a graduation ceremony for the 17th class of the Vietnamese National Military Academy, President Ngo Dinh Diem, standing in the Jeep at right, reviews cadets who are about to join the fighting forces. Just over seven months later, Diem was captured and executed during a military coup.
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