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The 26-year-old man driving the car struck by Caron and a 25-year-old woman passenger suffered minor injuries.
The April 29,1975, image captured by United Press International photographer Hubert van Es was among the last pictures sent out of Saigon as the city fell to North Vietnamese forces, effectively ending America s controversial years-long involvement in Vietnam.
But it wasn t until some years later, as the result of investigative work by People magazine which included examination of other photographs taken that day and some expert analysis that it was proved conclusively that van Es had photographed Caron s helicopter.
In an August 2020 interview with the Northwest Florida Daily News, Caron recounted the circumstances surrounding the photograph. He estimated there were 15 people aboard the helicopter when it lifted off the roof of the Pittman Building, home to some of the few Americans remaining in Saigon.
“Symbols of white supremacy should never have been associated with the military because they glorify a system of racial oppression and exclusion,” SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks said in a statement Wednesday. “The presence of these dehumanizing and oppressive displays and symbols is directly linked to white supremacist activity in the military. … Until a more inclusive military is established, this country cannot honestly work towards a more equitable American landscape.”
Army installations such as Fort Bragg and Fort Hood have been among the most prominent targets in the renaming push, but the SPLC’s latest list targets much more obscure sites.
Updated 5/27/2021 8:59 AM
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Cadet Prakash D. Nigam, son of Subhash and Tammy Nigam of Palatine, Illinois, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 22.
Nigam graduated from Palatine High School in 2017. While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in chemical engineering. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Infantry branch and will report to Fort Benning, Georgia, for his first assignment.
The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.