Moments in history

Photos of many memorable moments during the national liberation war, captured by Minh Loc as a field reporter at the Vietnam New Agency, have been presented to the public at a recent exhibition.

Photo journalist Minh Loc at the exhibition. (Photo: VNA)

Shoulder-carried arms (Photo: VNA)

Militia soldiers fire at low-altitude aircraft (Photo: VNA)

A B52 bomber on the sky (Photo: VNA)

Wreckage of aircraft of the then Republic of Vietnam on the road (Photo: VNA)

Spring inside the Tay Ninh military base (Photo: VNA)

Soldiers climb the 986-metre Ba Den mountain (Tay Ninh provnce) (Photo: VNA)

Female soldiers at work (Photo: VNA)

Evacuated children have fun in the safe area (Photo: VNA)

Katyusha rocket launcher (Photo: VNA)

Trucks carry construction materials to the south to build the B2 bureau of Vietnam News Agency (Photo: VNA)

A road in Vinh Linh (Photo: VNA)

A shot-down helicopter on top of a house in Sai Gon (now Ho Chi Minh City) (Photo: VNA)

A tank of the People's Liberation Armed Forces enters Sai Gon (Photo: VNA)

President of the puppetry South Vietnam government Duong Van Minh announces to surrender unconditionally (Photo: VNA)

Handshakes of victory (Photo: VNA)

Festival of national unity (Photo: VNA)

A class in Ninh Loc town after the liberation of the south (Photo: VNA)

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