The Vietnam War (1959-1975) was bloody, dirty, and very unpopular. In Vietnam, U.S. soldiers found themselves fighting against an enemy they rarely saw, in a jungle they couldn't master, for a cause they barely understood. These pictures offer a brief glimpse into life during the Vietnam War.
Vietnam. Marine Corps flame thrower tank in action. (January 1966)
Da Nang, Vietnam. Sergeant Robert E. Fears clears an area using his flamethrower. (May 22, 1970)
A machine gunner and a rifleman from the 5th Marine Regiment fire at the enemy near the Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam. (May 23, 1967)
A U.S. Air Force HH-3 helicopter crewman fires a mini-gun during rescue patrol over South Vietnam. (October 17, 1968)
Wet going - Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam.
Dong Ha, Vietnam. Operation Hastings - Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment take to the water as they move to join up with other elements of their battalion. (July 1966)
Vietnam. As the second phase of operation "Thayer," the 1st Air Cavalry Division (airmobile) is having operation"Irving" in the area 25 miles north of Qui Nhon which lies 400 miles north-northeast of Saigon. The 1st Air Cavalry was given the mission of clearing a mountain range where an estimated two battalions of North Vietnam regulars were supposed to be massing an attack on Hammond Airstrip. Troops of "A" Company, checking house during patrol. (October 6, 1966)
Napalm bombs explode on Viet Cong structures south of Saigon in the Republic of Vietnam. (1965)
My Tho, Vietnam. A Viet Cong base camp being destroyed. In the foreground is Private First Class Raymond Rumpa, St Paul, Minnesota, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, with 45 pound 90mm recoiless rifle. (April 5, 1968)
Bombing of Viet Cong structures along a canal in South Vietnam. (1965)
Dak To, South Vietnam. An infantry patrol moves up to assault the last Viet Cong position after an attempted overrun of the artillery position by the Viet Cong during Operation Hawthorne. (June 7, 1966)
Vietnam. Members of the 1st ARVN Division move along a trail during an assault operation near Fire Support Base O'Reilly. (October 8, 1970)
Vietnam. Marines of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, riding on an M-48 tank. (1966)
Vietnam. Operations - Badger Catch. (1968)
Captured Viet Cong. A Viet Cong prisoner captured during Operation Double Eagle, 20 miles south of Quang Ngai, Vietnam is brought into the collection area by Marines. Prisoners are blindfolded and tied to prevent escape attempts. The card on the prisoner's black pajama shirt relates to circumstances of his capture. (February 1, 1966)
A Viet Cong suspect, captured during an attack on an American outpost near the Cambodian border in South Vietnam, is interrogated. (December 20, 1968)
Chu Lai, Vietnam. Prisoner of War and Detainee Operation. Specialist Curtis N. Duclos, Jr. (Goffstown, NH), roaming MP, 23rd Military Police Company, Americal Division, walks through the Americal Division POW collection point. (November 1968)
A Vietnamese woman weeps over the body of her husband, one of the Vietnamese Army casualties suffered in the war with the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. (1965)
Small girl receives medical aid during fierce fighting in Nam-o Village near Danang, South Vietnam. (January 30, 1968)
Scene of Viet Cong terrorist bombing in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. (1965)
Vietnam. Marine Corps flame thrower tank in action. (January 1966)
Da Nang, Vietnam. Sergeant Robert E. Fears clears an area using his flamethrower. (May 22, 1970)
A machine gunner and a rifleman from the 5th Marine Regiment fire at the enemy near the Demilitarized Zone in Vietnam. (May 23, 1967)
A U.S. Air Force HH-3 helicopter crewman fires a mini-gun during rescue patrol over South Vietnam. (October 17, 1968)
Wet going - Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam.
Dong Ha, Vietnam. Operation Hastings - Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment take to the water as they move to join up with other elements of their battalion. (July 1966)
Vietnam. As the second phase of operation "Thayer," the 1st Air Cavalry Division (airmobile) is having operation"Irving" in the area 25 miles north of Qui Nhon which lies 400 miles north-northeast of Saigon. The 1st Air Cavalry was given the mission of clearing a mountain range where an estimated two battalions of North Vietnam regulars were supposed to be massing an attack on Hammond Airstrip. Troops of "A" Company, checking house during patrol. (October 6, 1966)
Napalm bombs explode on Viet Cong structures south of Saigon in the Republic of Vietnam. (1965)
My Tho, Vietnam. A Viet Cong base camp being destroyed. In the foreground is Private First Class Raymond Rumpa, St Paul, Minnesota, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, with 45 pound 90mm recoiless rifle. (April 5, 1968)
Bombing of Viet Cong structures along a canal in South Vietnam. (1965)
Dak To, South Vietnam. An infantry patrol moves up to assault the last Viet Cong position after an attempted overrun of the artillery position by the Viet Cong during Operation Hawthorne. (June 7, 1966)
Vietnam. Members of the 1st ARVN Division move along a trail during an assault operation near Fire Support Base O'Reilly. (October 8, 1970)
Vietnam. Marines of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, riding on an M-48 tank. (1966)
Vietnam. Operations - Badger Catch. (1968)
Captured Viet Cong. A Viet Cong prisoner captured during Operation Double Eagle, 20 miles south of Quang Ngai, Vietnam is brought into the collection area by Marines. Prisoners are blindfolded and tied to prevent escape attempts. The card on the prisoner's black pajama shirt relates to circumstances of his capture. (February 1, 1966)
A Viet Cong suspect, captured during an attack on an American outpost near the Cambodian border in South Vietnam, is interrogated. (December 20, 1968)
Chu Lai, Vietnam. Prisoner of War and Detainee Operation. Specialist Curtis N. Duclos, Jr. (Goffstown, NH), roaming MP, 23rd Military Police Company, Americal Division, walks through the Americal Division POW collection point. (November 1968)
A Vietnamese woman weeps over the body of her husband, one of the Vietnamese Army casualties suffered in the war with the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. (1965)
Small girl receives medical aid during fierce fighting in Nam-o Village near Danang, South Vietnam. (January 30, 1968)
Scene of Viet Cong terrorist bombing in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. (1965)
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