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The Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Photograph titled 'Burst of Joy' captures a former POW reunited with his family at Tan Son Nhut Airport.
This Pulitzer Prize–winning image comes to symbolize the conclusion of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
On March 17, 1973, photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder captured an emotional scene at Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon.
Airman Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm embraces his wife and daughters after being released from imprisonment in North Vietnam.
The photograph, later titled Burst of Joy, highlights intense relief and happiness in a single frame.
It was published widely in American newspapers and magazines, resonating with the public.
The image won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
It came to symbolize the end of America's direct involvement in the Vietnam War and the power of photojournalism.
1973
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Burst of Joy
prisoner of war
Vietnam War