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Coverage dated August 26, 2026

Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy,' dies at age 99

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, died Aug.…

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy,' dies at age 99 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, died Aug.…

  2. PBS NewsHour

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

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    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.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot iconic ‘Burst of Joy,’ dies at age 99 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    His photo became a symbol of the end of US involvement in the Vietnam War.

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