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Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot iconic photo of soldier returning from Vietnam, dies at age 99

PBS NewsHour · August 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM

Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot iconic photo of soldier returning from Vietnam, dies at age 99

The famous photo shows Lt.

Col.

Robert L.

Stirm reuniting with his family in March 1973 at Travis Air Force Base after being a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

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Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot iconic photo of soldier returning from Vietnam, dies at age 99

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