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A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot an iconic Vietnam War-era photo has died

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Slava "Sal" Veder died on Saturday, Aug. 22, just 8 days shy of his 100th birthday.

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot an iconic Vietnam War-era photo has died
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