Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

Venezuela, 1962

"The Priest and the Dying Soldier" is a famous photograph in which Navy chaplain Luis Padilla is seen giving last rites to a soldier who was wounded by sniper fire during the revolt. The image won the World Press Photo of the Year and the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. In the background, there is a "carnicería," which can be translated as a "butcher's shop," "slaughter," or "carnage."

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.