Ronald Haeberle
Ronald L. Haeberle (* 1941 ) is a former American Army photographer for the United States Army . He took part in the Vietnam War on March 16, 1968 as an official army reporter in a mission in the South Vietnamese village of Sơn Mỹ (called Mỹ Lai ), which went down in history as the Mỹ Lai massacre . Haeberle was commissioned to document the body count of alleged Viet Cong rebels .
On December 5, 1969, an article with photos about the massacre first appeared in the American Life magazine . Haeberle had previously sold photos of the mission to the magazine for $ 50,000. The photos led to a turning point in public opinion on the Vietnam War and a legal battle over the war crime .
Haeberle returned to Vietnam as a tourist in 2000 and 2011. He now lives near Cleveland in the US state of Ohio.
Web links
- Ron Haeberle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haeberle, Ronald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haeberle, Ronald L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1941 |