Original caption: "Khanh Duong, Vietnam - After cutting his way through thick jungle on a search and destroy mission all day, SSgt. Sylvester Bowman (Philadelphia, Pa.) takes a few moments out for rest during opening phases of Operation Summerall. The operation, which began March 30, sent 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Paratroopers into the central highlands of Khanh Hoa Province to search out the enemy." A soldier lays on the floor of the forest.
Original caption: "Khanh Duong, Vietnam - Sgt. Ramon Thomas, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, crosses a jungle stream by air mattress moments after a brief firefight with the Viet Cong during Operation Summerall. The enemy, however, escaped through a series of tunnels on the other side of the stream, Sgt. Thomas learned later." An American soldier in the water. He is holding an inflated raft and a rope is tied around his waist.
Original caption: "Mihn Than, Vietnam - An M113 Armored Personnel Carrier from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division charges along a dusty trail while the crew keeps an alert eye for Viet Cong. The action took place as the division participated in Operation 'Junction City.'" An American soldier sitting on top of a tank driving through sand.
Original caption: "Minh Than, Vietnam - A U.S. Army maintenance crew 'pull the pack' from one of their track vehicles during operation 'Junction City II.' The engine is from a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier and the soldiers are from 2/22nd Mechanized Infantry, 4th infantry Division." American soldiers stand around an engine winched up on a small crane. There are two tanks in the background.
Original caption: "Bong Son, Vietnam - Moving through a village during Operation 'Pershing', soldiers of the U.S. Army's 1/9th Calvary, 1st Calvary Division (Airmobile) search every hut for the suspected Viet Cong." Three American soldiers walking through a Vietnamese village. There is a traditional thatched roof house in the background.
Original caption: "Saigon, Vietnam - Twenty-four hours after both men received wounds from the same bullet, Army 2nd Lt. Johnny L. Bryant (Maryville, Tenn.) left, and Warrant Officer Bruce L. Carter (Leeds, Utah) exchange recollections in Saigon's Third Field Hospital on how they landed their chopper safely despite being disabled. The pair are Army aviators with the 13th Combat Aviation Battalion's 114th Assault Helicopter Company." Two American soldiers in a hospital with their arms bandaged. One is in a hospital bed and the other stands next to him.
Original caption: "Sleepy Time. Sgt Carlos Irizarry, from Brooklyn, takes a well deserved break in a landing zone after a hard day of going through the jungles of Tay Ninh Province. His unit, the 2nd Bn, 16th Inf. 'Rangers' was participating in the 1st Inf Div.'s biggest operation to date in Vietnam, Operation 'Junction City.'" An American soldier resting on the forest floor.
Beverly Keever sitting on the floor with three South Vietnamese soldiers, likely interviewing them for an article. Behind her sits an American soldier, and at the edge of the frame there is another figure, perhaps a translator or another Western reporter. Keever sits cross legged in a jumpsuit, holding a pad of paper in her hands. A rifle leans against the wall in the background.
Original caption: "Saigon - Offload Starlifter - Air Force air freight specialists at Da Nang Air Base offload cargo of the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) from a C-141 Starlifter. Starlifters carried more than 4,000 men and 300 tons of cargo from Peterson Field, Colo., to Da Nang. The troops and cargo were then put aboard Air Force C-130 Hercules transports for movement to their final destination." A forklift lifts a palette of supplies out of an American Air Force plane.
Original caption: "Da Nang - Cargo Delivery - The trailing hook of a C-130 Hercules cargo load catches on the arresting cable that stretches across the Khe Sanh runway. The new cargo delivery technique, called Ground Proximity Extraction System, decreases the aircrafts exposure time to hostile fire." An American airplane flying very close to the ground drops supplies from its rear hatch. The supplies are mid-air, falling to the ground.
Original caption: "Saigon - Container Delivery System - A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo transport airdrops 14 tons of munitions to the A Loui airstrip in the A Shau Valley, using the container delivery system (CDS). Under the CDS method, the pilot gives the "green light" at the appropriate time to his load master, who releases an extraction parachute. This canopy whips out and a knife attached to it shears the webbing which secures 14 pallets in the aircraft. At that exact point the pilot noses his aircraft upward and sends the pallets rushing out the open rear door." An airplane dropping what appears to be supplies with parachutes. There is a satellite dish and an antenna in the foreground.
Original caption: "Saigon - Here Comes the Goodies - An Army infantryman watches happily as more rations cascade into the drop zone at the A Loui airstrip in the A Shau Valley. The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) needed food after several days of fighting in the region, so C-130 Hercules transports were called upon from nearby Air Force installations to airdrop the supplies." An American soldier stands in a field near a pile of supplies. In the distance there are parachutes falling from the sky. It appears that the parachutes are dropping supplies, not personnel.
Original caption: "Da Nang - Airman Second Class James M. Long Jr., left, 23, of Florence, Miss., holds up the head of the water buffalo he was forced to kill to protect Vietnamese Air Force Airman Second Class Trinh Han Cuong, who smilingly assisted him. The crazed animal was slain after it ran through the main gate to Da Nang air base and rampaged down streets, charging pedestrians and cycle riders." An American and a Vietnamese soldier stand in tall grass holding a dead water buffalo. They both hold rifles.
Original caption: "Saigon - Bonds of Friendship - Air Force Lieutenant Everett S. Martin Jr., 25, (left) holds the Sea Swallow battle standard of Binh Hung which was presented to him when he became the first person from Newburyport, Mass., to visit the hamlet, the sister-city of the New England town. Martin presented Newburyport's Homecoming Flag to Father Nguyen Quang Huan, religious leader of the hamlet, and Vietnamese Army Major Nong Viet Ngoc, battalion commander of the Vietnamese regional forces. The two flags are flown over the hamlet." An American soldier and a Vietnamese soldier stand together holding up flags. They are standing in a village with villagers, children, nuns, and a catholic priest standing behind them.
Original caption: "Saigon - Doctor and Family - Air Force Major Paul A, Whelan, 38, Shreveport, La., poses with his wife and 11 children. The major, a C-7A Caribou pilot at Vung Tau, will return to the United States to receive, Feb. 4, his doctorate in history from St. Louis University. The family will be on hand for the graduation." A large American family sits on a couch and has their portrait taken. There are 11 children.
Original caption: "Destruction of North Vietnamese Bunkers and artillery sites within and just North of the DMZ by 16-inch Guns of USS New Jersey is described to Capt. J. Edward Snyder Jr., Left, Commanding Officer, By 1st Lt. P.J. "Pat" Morocco, right, and Maj. John Clark. Morocco, Youngstown, O., Spotted the New Jersey's First firing mission in Viet Nam Monday, Sep. 30, while Clark piloted the TA-4 aircraft from the first marine air wing, Mag 11, Da Nang." Three American sailors stand close together and talk.
Original caption: "He hasn't got a heart of gold, but never let it be said that Sarge doesn't have a golden smile. Sarge, a four year-old sentry dog, was plagued by a fractured tooth which had become abscessed. Several members of the 981st MP Company (Sentry Dog) and the 764th Veterinarian Detachment came upon the idea of giving Sarge a gold tooth. CPT Charles W. Norwood, a dentist from the 518th Medical Detachment in An Khe, was called in for the operation on Sarge. He pulled the diseased tooth and securely fitted the dog with gold canine tooth. The result is a four legged, snapping, snarling, golden smiling Sarge, who boasts of this command unit every time he opens his mouth- imbedded in the gold tooth is a detailed green and gold replica of the 18th Military Police Brigade insignia." A military dog snarls and barks at the camera. A soldier in the background holds the leash.
Original caption: "PFC Rick Ansbro of Levittown, Pennsylvania, accompanies Brother Paul Trung in an arrangement of 'The Yellow Submarine.' Brother Trung, one of Vietnamese Catholic priests in charge of the Christian Brothers School, in an accomplished guitarist and speaks English fluently." An American soldier and a Vietnamese Catholic priest play guitar and sing together.
Original caption: "Vietnamese Orphans receive congratulations from Lieutenant Colonel Paul C. Smithey, commander of the 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion, on the dedication of the Tu Tam Orphanage at Pleiku recently. The orphanage is sponsored by the men of the 52nd." A large crowd of Vietnamese children stand and look at the camera. The girls and boys are in separate groups. There is an American soldier and a Catholic nun with the children.
Original caption: "Residents of An Xuan Hamlet promenade across their new bridge after the bridge was turned over to the people by the 18th MP Brigade and 20th Engineering Brigade, the joint sponsors." Vietnamese children, an American soldier, and villagers walk across a bridge.
Original caption: "Cam Ranh Bay - Joint Effort - Airman Second Class Edwin A. McClure of Irving, Tex., gets assistance from a 10-year-old Vietnamese lad as he drills holes in the bulkhead of a newly constructed fishing pier. Fourteen members of he 485th Ground Electronics Engineering Installation (GEEIA) Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay spent six days working on the 180 food pier for the fisherman of My Ca village." A US airman using a hand drill with a Vietnamese boy. A beach with boats and fisherman is in the background.
Original caption: "Bien Hoa, Vietnam - Specialist 4 Homer A. Duncan of Atlanta, Ga., takes wash off the line in a Viet Cong camp after the VC had fled from the U.S. Army Airborne troops during recent operations by the 173rd Airborne Brigade in War Zone 'D'." An American soldier stands over a tunnel entrance in a forest. He holds a gun and a piece of cloth.
Original caption: "Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade dash from helicopters of the 82nd Aviation Battalion during the air assault phase of recent search and destroy operations in Phuoc Tuy Province." Four American soldiers disembark from a helicopter in an open field. There is another helicopter in the background.
