Hugh Van Es was a Dutch photojournalist who worked with the Associated Press and United Press International during the Vietnam War. Van Es's 1975 photograph, "The Fall of Saigon" showed people evacuating a building in Saigon and climbing a ladder up to a CIA helicopter. The image marked the end of the war.The New York Times: Hugh Van Es, Photojournalist Who Covered Vietnam, Dies at 67 (May 15, 2009)

Van Es died at the age of 67, on Friday, May 15, 2009. A week before his death, Van Es suffered a brain hemorrhage, from which he never recovered. Van Es resided in Hong Kong with his wife Annie Van Es.The New York Times: Hugh Van Es, Photojournalist Who Covered Vietnam, Dies at 67 (May 15, 2009)

1. Took the now famous image of a wounded soldier at the battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969
2. Photographed the evacuation of U.S. building in Saigon; people shown climbing up a ladder towards a CIA helicopter on April 29, 1975.The New York Times: Hugh Van Es, Photojournalist Who Covered Vietnam, Dies at 67 (May 15, 2009)