In this photo, taken by US soldier PFC. Joseph P. Curran and Sent to a Washington newspaper, A South Vietnamese medic is seen administering morphine to a wounded Viet Cong abandoned by his retreating companions. PFC. Curran sent the photo he took to the newspaper after complaining to his father that the US press was overplaying instances of cruel treatment to Viet Cong prisoners and Underplaying Instances of Normal, humane treatment. December 29, 1965. (Photo by UPI).