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"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet transistorized mine detector. This detector is a newly developed portable, lightweight instrument with transistorized circuitry. It uses standard 'D' type dry cell batteries as a power source and is more efficient than the Chinese copies previously captured from the enemy. The photograph shows component parts o the detector." A mine detector and headphones.

Soviet transistorized mine detector part

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflected the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon. This captured weapon was designed in 1939 and probably manufactured around 1945. It is effective against aircraft to a maximum altitude of 19,000 feet and is manned by a crew of five." A machine gun in a storage facility.

Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these in firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Ammunition for the Soviet 122mm Field Gun. Projectiles and cartridge cases were in the original Soviet packing crates. The Soviet 122mm Field Gun is a light, mobile field gun weighing approximately 18,000 pounds. It is normally towed by a medium tracked artillery tractor. This weapon has a maximum range of approximately 22,000 meters (14 miles) The photograph shows two rounds, one HE and the other APHE-T." An explosive broken into two pieces.

Ammunition for the Soviet 122mm Field Gun

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the increase in firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Ammunition for the Soviet 122mm Field Gun. Projectiles and cartridge cases were in the original Soviet packing crates. The Soviet 122mm Field Gun is a light, mobile field fun weighing approximately 18,000 pounds. It is normally towed by a medium tracked artillery tractor. This weapon has a maximum range of approximately 22,000 meters (14 miles). The photograph shows two rounds, on HE and other APHE-T." An explosive broken into two pieces.

Ammunition for the Soviet 122mm Field Gun

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of the North Vietnamese, by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm M1939 antiaircraft ammunition. The Soviet 37mm AA Gun Fires a 1.6 pound projectile to a maximum AA range of 20,000 feet. The gun uses an optional fire control, manual tracking and elevation, and closely resembles the U.S. 40mm AA Gun of WWII vintage. The projectile is equipped with a point detonating, contact type fuse with a self-destruct element. There is no capability for regulating the height of the burst. This photograph shows a clip holding five rounds." A clip of ammunition rounds.

Soviet 37mm M1939 antiaircraft ammunition

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 23mm HEI-T ammunition for ZU-23 Antiaircraft gun. The ZU-23 is a light, automatic antiaircraft weapon with twin barrels. The ZU-23 is a replacement for the older series of light automatic antiaircraft weapons like the ZPU series of 14.5 machine guns. The photograph shows a round and the container it is packed in." Ammunitions in a wooden box.

Soviet 23mm HEI-T ammunition

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured and the increase in fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of the these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet Infrared Periscopes from PT-76 Tank. This device allows the tank to operate and fire its armament during hours of the darkness with ease. The photograph shows the eyepiece on the periscope." A periscope.

Soviet Infrared Periscopes from PT-76 Tank

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in the A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the increase in firepower that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet SGM-T 7.62mm Machine Gun. This weapon is a modification of the standard Soviet SGM7-.62mm machine gun. The SGM-T has a cyclic rate of 600 to 700 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 800 meters per second. The SgM-T is equipped with a solenoid so that the gun can be fired electrically. This weapon was mounted coaxially with the main gun on the Soviet PT-76 Tank. The photograph shows the solenoid and electrical connection on the SGM-T." Butt of a machine gun.

Soviet SGM-T 7.62mm Machine Gun

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in this A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the increase in fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflect the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Ammunition of Soviet 76mm Guns. This Soviet 76mm ammunition can be fired from the Soviet 76mm M1942 Field gun or from the 76mm Tank Gun mounted on the Soviet PT-76 Amphibious Tank. The photograph shows two rounds, One HE and the other APHC-T (Armor Piercing High Explosive-Tracer)." Two explosives.

Ammunition of Soviet 76mm Guns

An American soldier watches a Vietnamese woman cook in a restaurant.

American soldier watches woman cooking

An American soldier is posing next to a villager for a photo. There is a Jeep in the background.

American soldier with villager

An American soldier is posing next to a villager for a photo. There is a Jeep in the background.

American soldier with villager

An American soldier talking to a young Vietnamese child. There is a Jeep and a Vietnamese man in the background.

American soldier with child

American soldiers with a dead body

American soldiers with a dead body

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in this A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon. This captured weapon was designed in 1939 and probably manufactured around 1945. It is effective against aircraft to a maximum altitude of 19,000 feet and is manned by a crew of five." A gun in a storage room.

Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon

"During the week of 28 Apr., U.S. Forces fighting in this A Shau valley have captured various Soviet-built weapons and components from the North Vietnamese. The sophistication of these captured weapons and the fire power that they represent pose a definite increase in the threat to allied forces. In addition, the recovery of these items reflects the continued support of North Vietnam by the Soviet Union. Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon. This captured weapon was designed in 1939 and probably manufactured around 1945. It is effective against aircraft to a maximum altitude of 19,000 feet and is manned by a crew of five." A gun in a storage room.

Soviet 37mm anti-aircraft weapon

An American soldier named Hibbs examining an elderly man's hand or arm. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining an elderly man's arm

An American soldier named Hibbs watches as a villager attaches something to his thatched house.

Hibbs watching a villager

An American soldier named Hibbs helping a villager light his pipe. Hibbs has a cigarette in his mouth.

Hibbs lighting a pipe

An American soldier named Hibbs examining a newborn baby. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining newborn

An American soldier named Hibbs examining a newborn baby. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining newborn

An American soldier named Hibbs examining an elderly man's hand. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining an elderly man's hand

An American soldier named Hibbs kneels in front of a young Vietnamese boy near a Jeep.

Hibbs with a young boy

An American soldier named Hibbs examining a newborn baby. He holds a bottle of medicine. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining newborn

An American soldier named Hibbs talks to a mother who holds a newborn. Other villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs talking with mother

An American soldier named "Hibbs" giving medical treatment and inspecting an injured villager's hand.

Hibbs gives medical care

An American soldier named "Hibbs" talking with Vietnamese villagers.

Hibbs talking with villagers

An American soldier helping a child by blowing his nose. Other children are watching around them.

Hibbs blowing a child's nose

A Vietnamese child is having their hair trimmed by an American soldier named "Hibbs" who holds a cigarette in the other hand.

Hibbs gives a child a haircut

Two soldiers are speaking with villagers. One named Hibbs is looking at his hand.

American soldiers speaking with villagers

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through his medical bag on the hood of a Jeep as a young child closely watches.

Hibbs showing medical bag to child

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through a medical bag sitting on the hood of a Jeep. A second soldier is in the background.

Hibbs getting medical supplies

An American soldier named Hibbs is bandaging a woman's leg as many other villagers are watching. The woman sits on the bumper of a Jeep.

Hibbs treating a woman's leg

Two American soldiers, one named Hibbs, are standing in a line with many Vietnamese village children looking at the camera. There are raised village houses in the background.

American soldiers with children

A soldier poses next to a couple villagers.

American soldier with villagers

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through a box of band aids to treat an injured woman sitting on the bumper of a Jeep. A second soldier is in the background.

Hibbs gets bandages

Two American soldiers are loading supplies into their Jeep. One is holding a box and the other named Hibbs holds a medical bag.

Loading supplies into a Jeep

An American soldier named Hibbs is waving to villagers after handing out supplies, possibly soap.

Hibbs waving

Two American soldiers are examining villagers near their parked Jeep. Many villagers are gathered around to watch

American soldiers examining villagers

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through a medical bag sitting on the hood of a Jeep. Several villagers are in the background.

Hibbs getting medical supplies

Two American soldiers examine and provide medical care to an injured villager's foot. One of them is smoking a cigarette.

American soldier treating villager's foot

An American soldier named Hibbs is looking at some pill bottles and talking.

Hibbs with pill bottles

An American soldier treats a young child's eye with some medical supplies. There is a crowd of children around them.

American soldier treating child's eye

"Cactus Patrol - Chu Lai, Vietnam - Combat-wise troops of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade fan out on a Viet Cong search sweep near the cactus-strewn northern coastal village of Chu Lai. Part of the U.S. Army's Task Force 'Oregon' elements, searching out the VC and his caches of weapons, equipment and supplies." A group of American soldiers and a military dog walk toward the camera. They walk through a sandy landscape with cactuses and scattered trees.

196th Light Infantry Brigade

"Operation 'Junction City,' Vietnam - An M48A3 (Patton) tank of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment rampages through rice paddies in search of Viet Cong troops being routed by the U.S. Army's multi-divisional sweep of War Zone 'C'. Code named 'Junction City' the current sweep is the largest operation of the conflict in Vietnam." An American tank crossing an open field.

M48A3 Patton tank

"Rach Kien, Vietnam - A 9th Infantry Division machine gunner hits the ground running near Rach Kien - about 35 miles south of Saigon - as heliborne infantrymen of the 'Old Reliable' Division move into combat against Viet Cong forces during Operation "Jackson." While elements of the 9th Infantry Division sweep the Rach Kien area, the Army's multi-division Operation 'Junction City' is clearing War Zone 'C' of hard core VC and North Vietnamese regular forces in Tay Ninh area." An American soldier jumps out of a helicopter into a field. There is another helicopter in the background.

9th Infantry Division machine gunner running from helicopter

"Operation 'Junction City,' Vietnam - Combat engineers of the Army's 558th Engineer Battalion road-match to Tay Ninh, bringing the men and material it takes to fight or give instant engineer support to combat soldiers in Operation 'Junction City.'" A convoy of military trucks drive down a rural road.

Combat engineers in Operation "Junction City"

"Suoi Da, Vietnam -A 173rd Airborne Brigade trooper watches the aerial acrobatics of the U.S. Army resupply choppers Heli lifting combat cargo to Operation 'Junction City' soldiers sweeping through War Zone 'C.' The month-long sweep and clear operation is the largest of the conflict in Vietnam, with the Army's multi-division force adding more than 1,100 'kills' to the 'Junction City' sweep." An American soldier crouches holding a gun. In the background, a large group of helicopters take off.

Soldiers watch U.S. Army resupply choppers

"Suoi Da, Vietnam - Headed back to their battlefield base camp near this South Vietnamese village, M48 tankers of 34th Armor give a lift to a base camp-bound infantry squad. The tankers and their ground-trooping passengers are taking part in Operation 'Junction City,' the U.S. Army's multi-division sweep of War Zone 'C.' More than 1,100 enemy have been killed so far during the hard-hitting Army sweep and clear operation." American soldiers sitting on top of a tank driving through the jungle.

M48 Tankers

"Operation 'Junction City,' Vietnam - Bandoliered and battle-weary, a combat trooper of the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, plows through the dense jungle near Suoi Ga, as his unit maneuvers through War Zone 'C' on the U.S. Army's multi-division sweep, Operation 'Junction City.' The massive Army operation, largest of the Vietnam conflict, entering its fourth week of action." Two American soldiers walk through a jungle. One is draped with machine gun ammunition.

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division

"Operation 'Baker,' Near Duc Pho, Vietnam - Troops of 25th Infantry Division, load captured Viet Cong rice aboard a UH-1D helicopter transportation to Vietnamese villagers. The rice was captured during an action conducted by U.S. Army elements of Task Force 'Oregon.'" American soldiers unloading sacks from an Army helicopter in a field.

Loading captured Viet Cong rice in helicopter

"Operation 'Francis Marion' - The going is slow for 'Ivymen' of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division in the lush jungles of western Pleiku Province, as they continue their search for the enemy during Operation 'Francis Marion.' Since the operation began early in Apr., 'Ivy' Division infantrymen have killed more the 675 enemy. U.S. causalities in 'Francis Marion' have been light." An American soldier walks on a log over a stream.

Ivymen of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division

"Operation 'Malheur II' - Paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, shoot and scoot across the open field near Duc Pho in southern Quang Ngai Province, as enemy troops hidden in the tree line snipe at the advancing infantryman. The 'Screaming Eagles' of the 101st are one of three U.S. Army brigades operating in the northern provinces as part of Task Force 'Oregon.' The airborne unit's sweep has been named Operation 'Malheur II.'" American soldiers run through a field away from the camera.

Operation Malheur II

"Heliborne Airborne - Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, arriving by helicopter instead of by parachute, make an assault landing 28 miles southwest of Plieku during Operation 'Francis Marion'. A radioman (right) keeps on top of the situation as troopers secure the landing zone while troops carrying Huey "Slicks" move out to pick-up reinforcements." American soldiers crouch in a field, looking away from the camera as helicopters fly overhead.

173rd Airborne Brigade arriving by helicopter during Operation 'Francis Marion'

An American soldier identified as LCpl Ronald Steponik from Chicago is showing Vietnamese children a slingshot.

American soldier showing children a slingshot

An American soldier and a Vietnamese man play a game of ping pong as others watch from the side, including some children.

Ping Pong game

A soldier identified as Hospital Man 2nd Class Dennis Quinlan from Cincinnati is seen holding a brown paper bag as children gather around and reach for it.

American soldier with children

An American soldier is walking his dog on a leash through an empty field.

American military dog with handler

"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.

SSgt. Sylvester Bowman resting

"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.

Sgt. Ramon Thomas crosses jungle stream with air mattress

"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.

M113 Armored Personnel Carrier

"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.

U.S. Army maintenance crew repairing engine

"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.

Operation Pershing

"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.

Army aviators in Saigon's Third Field Hospital

"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.

Sgt Carlos Irizarry resting

"11th Armored Calvary Regiment, Long Giao, Vietnam - Sunset." The silhouette of soldiers on a tank.

Tanks at sunset

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.

Beverly Keever sitting with South Vietnamese soldiers

"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.

Freight unloaded from C-141 Starlifter

"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.

Rations airdrop

"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.

Sentry dog Sarge

"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.

Rick Ansbro and Brother Paul Trung play "The Yellow Submarine"

"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.

Dedication of the Tu Tam Orphanage

"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.

New bridge in An Xuan Hamlet

"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.

American soldier takes wash off the line in a Viet Cong camp

"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.

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers run from helicopters

"Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Army paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade move into a tree line while securing a helicopter landing zone during operations in this province. The soldiers are members of the Company B, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry." A group of American soldiers run away from the camera into tall grass.

173rd Airborne Brigade securing a helicopter landing zone

"Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Troops of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade search for targets after receiving sniper fire during a search and destroy operation in this province." Three American soldiers lay on their bellies behind a bush. One is aiming a machine gun.

American soldiers searching for source of sniper fire

"Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - An Army paratrooper of Company A. 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry moves out under fire to flank Viet Cong located on high ground to his right. Assault up the hill by this unit forced the VC to withdraw." An American soldier runs through the forest. There are two stupas in the background.

Army paratrooper of Company A. 1st Battalion

"Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam - Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade dash for helicopters of the 82nd Aviation Battalion during the air assault phase of recent search and destroy operations in Phuoc Tuy Province." An American soldier runs through a field. Another group of soldiers and two helicopters are in the background.

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers running for helicopters

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - PFC Michael Sweck of Crestview, Fla., takes care of painting the flag pole during the renovation of the sector girl's school here which was closed for several months because of damages. PFC Sweck is a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade." An American soldier paints a platform with a flagpole on top.

American soldiers painting flag pole

"Americal Division Hole Hunters - A well camouflaged VC hole cover is located in the 2nd Battalion 35 Infantry, Americal Division area. Local VC forces have used the holes to hide following sniper attacks to avoid discovery or contact. More than 1000 holes have been located by 3rd Bde, 4th Inf Div, in Quang Ngai. Detection and clearance is a slow, careful process requiring an interpreter to ask the enemy to surrender, grenades to clear the enemy and 'tunnel rats' who inspect the holes for weapons or VC." Several stumps of trees on the forest floor.

Viet Cong tunnel cover

"Americal Division Hole Hunters - A well camouflaged VC hole cover is located in the 2nd Battalion 35 Infantry, Americal Division area. Local VC forces have used the holes to hide following sniper attacks to avoid discovery or contact. More than 1000 holes have been located by the 3rd Bde, 4th Inf Div, in Quang Ngai. Detection and clearance is a slow, careful process requiring and interpreter to ask the enemy to surrender, grenades to clear the enemy and 'tunnel rats' who inspect the holes for weapons or VC." Several stumps of trees on the forest floor.

Viet Cong tunnel cover

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Even in the field, haircuts are a must. The Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade was getting a little shaggy after ten days of field duty, so a complete barber shop was brought to the men." Vietnamese men cut American soldiers' hair in an open field. An American soldier with a gun walks through the scene. A Jeep is parked in the background.

American soldiers getting haircuts

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO)- PFC David J. Walker, a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade, from Montreal, Canada gets his "white sidewall" Airborne haircut while the trooper in the background pays the pretty cashier for his haircut." A Vietnamese man cuts an American soldier's hair. In the background, an American soldier hands a Vietnamese woman something while she sits on the ground.

American soldiers getting haircuts

"Bien Hoa, Vietnam (IO) - Army Sgt. Richard J. Manley stops a moment to check the area during operation 'Plum Bob.' Sgt. Manley is a member of Co. 'C', 16th Inf., 1st Div." An American soldier stands in a field holding a gun and a cigar.

Army Sgt. Richard J. Manley

"Tan Son Nhut - Vietnam, 25 (Army IO) - Lt. Gen. Jean E. Engler (right), newly-arrived deputy commanding general, U.S. Army, Vietnam, inspects the security guard upon his arrival at USARV headquarters. Accompanying Gen. Engler are Brig. Gen. John Norton (center) and Lt. Dean C. Ball (left), USARV security guard commander." Three American soldiers salute the American flag as they walk between two rows of American soldiers. There is a building in the background that has "Headquarters" written above the door.

Lt. Gen. Jean E. Engler, deputy commanding general U.S. Army inspects the security guard

"Captured Munitions - During heavy attack on Long Binh post Jan. 31, the 9th Infantry Division's 2d Mechanized Battalion, 47th Infantry, were credited with over 200 enemy kills and 32 detainees. Weapons captured, some of which are shown above, were 26 AK-47 automatic rifles, 16 light machineguns, 24 RPG-2 rocket launchers, 12 RPG-7 rocket launchers, two .51 caliber machineguns, three 9mm ChiCom pistols, one RPK-2 light machinegun, four carbines and two 60mm mortars. Also captured were food, medical supplies, packs and clothing." Weapons and military supplies are spread across the ground, including guns, missile or grenade launchers, grenades, and rolls of cloth (possibly tents). Six American soldiers stand or kneel in the background.

Captured Viet Cong munitions

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Army Private Francisco T. Guerrerre, Dededo, Guam, is making molding to trim the walls of the sector girls school here. Pvt. Guerrerre is a member of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. The school has been closed for several months because of damages incurred during its emergency use as refugee and troop quarters." An American soldier hammers a piece of wood on the floor.

American soldier making molding for walls in girls school

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Helping to renovate the sector girls' school here are PFC Ted Drozdowski, Lake Hamilton, Fla., and PFC Robert Harvey, Princeton, NJ. Both are members of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. The school has been closed for several months because of damages incurred during its emergency use as refugee and troop quarters." Two American soldiers paint a wall, possibly in a school. There is children's writing on the wall.

American soldiers renovate girls school

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Helping in the renovation of the sector girls' school here are (L to R) PFC Robert Harvey, Princeton, N.J. and PFC Amador Garcia, Los Angeles. Both are members of the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade. The school has been closed for several months because of damages incurred during its emergency use as refugee and troop quarters." Two American soldiers paint a door while two Vietnamese children look on.

American soldiers renovate girls school

"Pleiku, Vietnam (Army IO) - Army PFC Stanley Crump, Winthrop, N.Y., gets his hair cut to meet Airborne standards, while in the background, another trooper pays the pretty cashier for his haircut." A Vietnamese man cuts an American soldier's hair. In the background, an American soldier hands a Vietnamese woman something while she sits on the ground.

American soldiers getting haircuts

A group of American soldiers playing volleyball.

Volleyball

A group of American soldiers playing volleyball.

Volleyball

Two American soldiers are looking through a photo album with a young Vietnamese child. One soldier is holding the album as the other kneels behind the child.

American soldiers and child looking at a photo album

An American soldier holding a young Vietnamese child, with another soldier and Vietnamese woman in the background.

American soldier holding child

A young Vietnamese child is looking at two American soldiers as they are pointing at photos in a photo album.

American soldiers and child looking at a photo album

"Operation 'Junction City,' Vietnam - Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicles (ACAV's) of the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment prowl for Viet Cong troops in War Zone C during the fourth day of Operation 'Junction City,' Feb 26. The modified Armored Personnel Carrier are flanked by M60 machineguns and fire a .50 caliber machinegun forward. The fast moving, fast firing ACAV's carry a combat ready squad of Army troops, and have yet to be bested in a fight against enemy forces in Vietnam." Three tanks with soldiers riding on them drive through a foggy or dusty meadow. There is a forest in the background.

Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicles (ACAVs) in Operation Junction City

"Tuy Hoa, Vietnam - Two 1st Brigade , 101st Airborne Division medics, Specialists Five Donald Moss (L) and Specialist Five Betrand Hoffing (Right) treat a wounded North Vietnamese Army soldier on Operation Geronimo I north of Tuy Hoa. The Brigade killed 149 enemy (body count) and captured 76 during the operation. One hundred forty-two weapons captured earned the 101st an exceptional body count to weapons ratio of 1.5 to 1." Two American soldiers apply bandages to the back of Vietnamese soldier. There is tall grass in the background.

Donald Moss and Betrand Hoffing treat a wounded North Vietnamese Army soldier

"Tuy Hoa, Vietnam - Second Lieutenant Frank Corrado of Chicago, Illinois, a Civil Affairs Officer attached to the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division presents a radio to a Vietnamese woman for having the cleanest house in the Dong Tre refugee center near Tuy Hoa as village and district officials look on. The "Clean Up" program was initiated by the Brigade Civic Action personnel to better the living conditions of the refugee center on a monthly basis by offering prizes to the villagers. Other prizes of clean up kits were awarded to the next fifteen cleanest houses." An American soldier hands a Vietnamese woman a radio. A group of 5 Vietnamese men stand around them, some holding boxes. There is a corrugated iron shack in the background.

Vietnamese woman wins a radio for having the cleanest house in the Dong Tre refugee center

"Tuy Hoa, Vietnam - A wounded North Vietnamese Army soldier of the 95th North Vietnamese Army Regiment receives medical aid from Specialist Five Bertrand Hoffing of St. Petersburg, Fla., a 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division medic during Operation Geronimo I near Tuy Hoa. The fierce battle, fought by the Brigade's 2nd Battalion, 502nd (Airborne) Infantry, the "Strike Force", yielded 73 enemy killed (body count), 44 enemy captured, and 68 weapons captured." An American soldier applies bandages to the bottom of Vietnamese soldier. There is tall grass and medical supplies in the background.

Wounded North Vietnamese soldier receives medical aid from American soldier Bertrand Hoffing

"Cu Chi, Vietnam - Major General Fred C. Weyand (left), 25th Infantry Division commander, welcomes General John K. Waters (second from left), commander-in-chief, U.S. Army Pacific, during color ceremonies at the Cu Chi base camp Saturday, July 23. In the background are members of the Division's staff, along with color bearers." An American commander stands and talks to a row of soldiers. More soldiers with flags stand in formation in the background. They appear to be in a military camp.

Major General Fred C. Weyand welcomes General John K. Waters during color ceremonies at the Cu Chi base camp

"Action at 'Junction City' Thunderbirds of the 118th Assault Helicopter Company, 145th Combat Aviation Battalion, reinforce a landing zone somewhere in War Zone C as Operation 'Junction City' gets hot." A helicopter flies over a foggy grassy field. In the background are three more helicopters and several groups of soldiers.

Thunderbirds helicopters in Operation Junction City

"Tuy Hoa, Vietnam - Specialist Four John Crews, of 1st Brigade , 101st Airborne Division paratrooper sits behind an enemy 12.7mm heavy machinegun captured by the 2nd Battalion, 502nd (Airborne) Infantry during an engagement with the 95th North Vietnamese Army Regiment near Tuy Hoa on Operation Geronimo I. Seventy-three enemy were killed and 44 captured in the battle while friendly causalities were light." An American soldier aims a machine gun mounted on wheels. He sits on a tarp in the grass.

John Crews with a captured machinegun

American soldier kneeling behind a wall of sandbags holding/speaking into some sort of communication device. The soldier is wearing a military helmet, but not in full uniform.

American soldier on phone

Silhouette of an American soldier and his dog standing in front of a large cross.

Silhouette of American soldier and cross

"Saigon - While the offer sounds tempting, PFC Ronald A. Roach (1967 Portola Way, Stockton, Calif.) doubts that Army authorities in Vietnam will allow him to go home to accept a call from his local draft board. Roach, serving with the U.S. Army's 1st Logistical Command at Tan Son Nhut, enlisted in the Regular Army last January." An American soldier reads a piece of paper and sits on a sandbag wall.

American soldier reading draft notice

"Saigon - Stacking gifts from Texas literally to the roof of their vehicle, Army Chaplains (Capt.) Fred Hanley (Boston, Mass.) and (Lt. Col.) Edwin F. Hall, Jr. (Pomona, Calif.) prepare to distribute them to patients in U.S. Army hospitals facilities in Saigon area. The presents were contributed and sent to the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam by the Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving, Tex. Priority in the distribution was given to patients admitted so recently their mail from home had not 'caught up.'" Two American soldiers stand in front of an Army Jeep filled with Christmas gifts. One soldier hands gifts to the other and smiles. A mural of Jesus in the manger is on a wall in the background.

Army Chaplains Fred Hanley and Edwin F. Hall, Jr. preparing gifts for Army Hospital patients

"Bien Hoa, Vietnam (IO) - General Harold K. Johnson, U.S Army Chief of Staff, talks to men of the Army's 2nd Bn, 1st Infantry Division at Bien Hoa - The 1st Div. was one of several units visited by General Johnson during his visit to Vietnam. Weapon in foreground is a Chinese Machine Gun captured by the 173rd." A group of American soldiers stand around a machine gun.

General Harold K. Johnson talking to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, at Bien Hoa

"Bien Hoa, Vietnam - 2nd Lieutenant William James O'Grady (second from left). 1st logistical Company, Australian Army, shows Australian combat rations to General Harold K. Johnson, U.S. Army Chief of Staff. The Australian unit was one of several visited by Gen. Johnson during his visit to Vietnam." A group of American and Australian soldiers stand together talking. There is a tent and more Australian soldiers in the background.

William James O'Grady, Australian Army, shows Australian combat rations to General Harold K. Johnson

"Arrival of General Harold K. Johnson, Army Chief of Staff to Vietnam. General Johnson is greeted by Maj. General W.B. Rosson, Chief of Staff, MACV at Saigon Airport, Saigon Vietnam." Two US Air Force men shake hands in front of a plane.

General Harold K. Johnson arriving at Saigon Airport

"Thuyen Nhon, Vietnam (Army IO) - General Harold K. Johnson rides an air boat used by Special Forces troops to patrol the many canals in the delta region. The Army Chief of Staff was visiting the Tuyon Nhon Special Forces camp in the 1V Corps area." US military men aboard a river boat. Two hold machine guns.

General Harold K. Johnson riding an air boat

"Vong Can Dia, Vietnam - Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade load captured Viet Cong rice into armor personnel carriers. The troopers captured a rice cache about 12 miles North of Vo Dot after a fierce fire fight with the Viet Cong." Two American soldiers pour rice out of a basket.

Paratroopers load captured rice into armor personnel carriers

"Hq 2AD Tan Son Nhut Afld, RVN - Plucky Sentry dog - Duchess, a U.S. Air Force sentry dog poses with her handler. A2C Clifford F. Davis of Knoxville, Tenn. The German Shepard probably saved Airman Davis' life last week when she took a bite from a krait snake in tall grass while on patrol. Krait bites are fatal to humans in almost every instance, but the plucky sentry dog survived and is back on duty." An American soldier crouches next to a military dog, probably a German shepherd.

U.S. Air Force sentry dog and handler

"Sister Mary Angela and Maj. John Arguiette at Orphanage." A Vietnamese Catholic nun stands with two American soldiers. One holds two Vietnamese children in his arms.

Sister Mary Angela and Maj. John Arguiette

"Loi, Vietnam - Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor (seated) is briefed on the operation of the gun sight of a Huey helicopter by officers of the 11th Aviation Battalion. The commanding officer of the 11th, Lt. Col. Lauterback (glasses on lapel) stands at right. Other officers are unidentified. Secretary Resor was visiting combat and support units in Vietnam." An American pilot sits in a cockpit and talks to a group of four other airmen.

Briefing on gun sight operation

"USA Signal Group - Ryukyu Islands" A US Army soldier talks on a phone receiver.

USA Signal Group, Ryukyu Islands

Beverly Deepe Keever is holding a young Vietnamese girl and posing for the camera. There are American soldiers in the background.

Keever with Vietnamese girl

A Vietnamese prisoner sits on a rock surrounded by several soldiers and their weapons.

Prisoner of war

A Vietnamese prisoner sitting next to an American soldier, as the soldier is reading something to him. The prisoner has a piece of paper tied around his neck and his feet are shackled.

Prisoner of war

"Edwin D. Jones (second from left), Henry Hudson (second from right), American civilian workers, and Mr. Soong (right) are greeted by Major General Jonathon O. Seaman, commanding general 1st Infantry Division shortly after being freed from Viet Cong near Di An. The men were taken prisoner Monday and forced to march nearly eight miles before an ambush patrol from the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry trapped in the VC escort. A fourth civilian was killed by the VC." An American soldier, two American men, and a Vietnamese man stand together in front of a tent.

American civilian workers freed from the Viet Cong

An injured Vietnamese soldier is strapped onto a stretcher by other soldiers. There is a US Army helicopter in the background.

Injured Vietnamese soldier on stretcher

An injured Vietnamese soldier is being loaded into a helicopter on a stretcher by some fellow soldiers.

Air lift for Vietnamese soldier

An Army plane landed has several army personnel surrounding it.

Army plane

"New School at Le Phung - U.S. Army Special Forces advisor SFC Charles R. Smith (of Okmulgee, Okla.) visits school at Le Phung, a village of 800 about 250 miles NNE of Saigon, close to the Cambodian border. A few months ago Le Phung was a Viet Cong village, before Special Forces advisors and CIDG troops from Duc Co surrounded it and drove out VC. Sergeant Smith was one of the advisors who liberated Le Phung. Now he checks on its progress, visiting the new school. At his left is Dihn Tri Vien, interpreter for "A" Team 215. Schoolmaster (in white shirt) is 16 years old." An American airman and a Vietnamese soldier are in a classroom full of children. They appear to be looking at one child's work. The classroom is bare, with rows of school desks and benches.

Charles R. Smith visits school at Le Phung

"In Our Hands - Parts from four 75mm "Pack" howitzers, the first artillery pieces captured by U.S. forces in Vietnam, are displayed at a 9th Infantry Division fire support base. The weapons, discovered 30 miles east of Saigon on Oct. 14, were found near a tunnel complex that contained more than 500 enemy weapons." A group of American soldiers stand around a pile of broken machines and weapons. In the background there is barbed wire, a sandbag wall, and tents.

Parts from 75mm "Pack" howitzers

"Nha Trang - Summit at Sea - Representing three close partners in recent operations against enemy forces near Nha Trang, Army Captain Donald J. Banta, 27, Las Vegas (left); Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W Lentine, 45, San Jose, Calif., and Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Joseph D. Lopez, 30, Central Valley, Calif. scan a chart of Nha Trang, where the action took place. Against a background of the area in which the three found and destroyed Charlie, the three represent Army artillery, Air Force Spooks and Navy harbor defense units that spotted Communists on the coastline." Three American military men stand together looking at a map and talking.

Army, Air Force, and Navy personnel discuss Nha Trang enemy forces

An American soldier is sitting in some brush, holding his helmet. He appears to be injured.

Soldier holding a helmet

"John Schneider - a portrait of a soldier." A dirty US Army soldier looks at the camera.

John Schnieder portrait

American soldier is kneeling in a field of branches with his gun. The soldier is smoking.

American soldier smoking

American soldiers drinking and washing off in a creek.

Soldiers near a creek

American soldiers with a dead body

American soldiers with a dead body

Several American soldiers are carrying someone in a cloth stretcher up towards an awaiting helicopter.

Soldiers carrying someone to a helicopter

Appears to be the remains of some kind of aircraft. Several military personnel are surrounding the debris in the background.

Remains of an aircraft

American soldier is seen taking a bite out of a corn cob. He is holding something else (possibly a missile) in the other hand, and appears to be posing for the picture.

Soldier eating corn cob

Two American soldiers in some field of branches. One is laying in the branches and the other looks on.

Two soldiers in branches

Two American Soldiers have their backs to the camera, they appear to be leaving what appears to be a trench.

Soldiers leaving trench

Two American soldiers are seen in what appears to be a trench. One is holding a walkie and the other is holding a gun.

Soldiers in the trenches

American soldier is seen pointing his gun to something out of the shot. A soldier is seen looking in the foreground.

Soldier pointing his gun

Several American soldiers are kneeling beside Vietnamese men blindfolded and with their hands behind their backs. Other soldiers seen walking in the background.

American soldiers with blindfolded Vietnamese men

American soldier running through branches, carrying weapons. Other weapons are seen in the foreground.

American soldier running through branches

An American soldier is standing in some body of water, and empties water from his helmet. The water covers the soldiers face.

Soldier empties water from his helmet

American soldier is seen carrying a man on his back down some type of path. The soldiers back is to the camera.

Soldier carrying a man on his back

American soldier is standing in some body of water, and empties water from his helmet. The water obscures the soldiers face.

Soldier carrying a man on his back

A Vietnamese child lays in a bed with their leg propped up as an American nurse holds a baby in the background.

Nurse with child patients

An American soldier hands some coins to a Vietnamese woman in a shop.

American soldier paying Vietnamese woman

An American soldier watches a Vietnamese woman cook in a restaurant.

American soldier watches woman cooking

An American soldier named Hibbs is shaking the hands of young Vietnamese children.

Hibbs and children shaking hands

An American soldier named Hibbs is examining a villager's hand as he goes to reach into his medical bag. Many children watch in the background.

Hibbs treating woman's hand

An American soldier is exchanging some sort of supply to a villager, as another American soldier named Hibbs examines another villager in the background. The supplies may be soap.

American soldier giving soap

An American soldier named Hibbs takes the hand of a young Vietnamese child.

Hibbs holding a child's hand

An American soldier named Hibbs is handing out supplies to villagers. He is holding what may be soap.

Hibbs giving out soap

An American soldier named Hibbs is putting a band-aid on a Villager's finger. There are more villagers in the background.

Hibbs applying band-aid

An American soldier named Hibbs is about to shake a young child's hand as other villagers watch.

Hibbs and child shaking hands

An American soldier named Hibbs is handing out supplies to villagers.

Hibbs giving out supplies

An American soldier named Hibbs is handing out supplies to villagers. Two villagers hold a cardboard box.

Hibbs giving out supplies

An American soldier named Hibbs examining an elderly man's hand or arm. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining an elderly man's arm

An American soldier named Hibbs watches as a villager attaches something to his thatched house.

Hibbs watching a villager

An American soldier named Hibbs helping a villager light his pipe. Hibbs has a cigarette in his mouth.

Hibbs lighting a pipe

An American soldier named Hibbs examining a newborn baby. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining newborn

An American soldier named Hibbs examining a newborn baby. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining newborn

An American soldier named Hibbs examining an elderly man's hand. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining an elderly man's hand

An American soldier named Hibbs kneels in front of a young Vietnamese boy near a Jeep.

Hibbs with a young boy

An American soldier named Hibbs examining a newborn baby. He holds a bottle of medicine. Villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs examining newborn

An American soldier named Hibbs talks to a mother who holds a newborn. Other villagers watch in the background.

Hibbs talking with mother

An American soldier named "Hibbs" giving medical treatment and inspecting an injured villager's hand.

Hibbs gives medical care

An American soldier named "Hibbs" talking with Vietnamese villagers.

Hibbs talking with villagers

An American soldier helping a child by blowing his nose. Other children are watching around them.

Hibbs blowing a child's nose

A Vietnamese child is having their hair trimmed by an American soldier named "Hibbs" who holds a cigarette in the other hand.

Hibbs gives a child a haircut

Two soldiers are speaking with villagers. One named Hibbs is looking at his hand.

American soldiers speaking with villagers

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through his medical bag on the hood of a Jeep as a young child closely watches.

Hibbs showing medical bag to child

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through a medical bag sitting on the hood of a Jeep. A second soldier is in the background.

Hibbs getting medical supplies

An American soldier named Hibbs is bandaging a woman's leg as many other villagers are watching. The woman sits on the bumper of a Jeep.

Hibbs treating a woman's leg

Two American soldiers, one named Hibbs, are standing in a line with many Vietnamese village children looking at the camera. There are raised village houses in the background.

American soldiers with children

A soldier poses next to a couple villagers.

American soldier with villagers

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through a box of band aids to treat an injured woman sitting on the bumper of a Jeep. A second soldier is in the background.

Hibbs gets bandages

Two American soldiers are loading supplies into their Jeep. One is holding a box and the other named Hibbs holds a medical bag.

Loading supplies into a Jeep

An American soldier named Hibbs is waving to villagers after handing out supplies, possibly soap.

Hibbs waving

Two American soldiers are examining villagers near their parked Jeep. Many villagers are gathered around to watch

American soldiers examining villagers

An American soldier named Hibbs is digging through a medical bag sitting on the hood of a Jeep. Several villagers are in the background.

Hibbs getting medical supplies

Two American soldiers examine and provide medical care to an injured villager's foot. One of them is smoking a cigarette.

American soldier treating villager's foot

An American soldier named Hibbs is looking at some pill bottles and talking.

Hibbs with pill bottles

An American soldier treats a young child's eye with some medical supplies. There is a crowd of children around them.

American soldier treating child's eye

American soldiers walking along a dirt road and carrying supplies. There are also water buffalo on the road.

American soldiers on a dirt road

Two American soldiers sit in a trench shaded by a tarp and other soldiers are seen in the background

Soldiers under a tarp

American soldiers walking along a dirt road and carrying supplies. There are also water buffalo on the road.

American soldiers on a dirt road

Two American soldiers are looking through a photo album with a young Vietnamese child. One soldier is holding the album as the other kneels behind the child.

American soldiers and child looking at a photo album

An American soldier holding a young Vietnamese child, with another soldier and Vietnamese woman in the background.

American soldier holding child

A young Vietnamese child is looking at two American soldiers as they are pointing at photos in a photo album.

American soldiers and child looking at a photo album

An American soldier standing near a sandbag wall at either dusk or dawn.

American soldier near sandbag wall

Three American soldiers walking through a field in a line. The soldier in the middle is holding a walking stick.

American soldiers in a line

Two American soldiers standing in a field.

American soldiers in a field

An American soldier standing near a sandbag wall at either dusk or dawn.

American soldier near sandbag wall

An American soldier sitting down and looking at the camera.

American soldier portrait

Three American soldiers walking through a field up a slight hill

American soldiers walking up a hill

Four American soldiers standing in a field.

American soldiers in a field

Several American and Vietnamese soldiers standing in a field; one on the far left is holding a video camera.

American and Vietnamese soldiers in a field

American soldiers setting up a camp in an open field.

Soldiers setting up camps

An American soldier cutting off a sapling's branches with a knife.

American soldier trimming a stick

American soldiers setting up a camp in an open field.

Soldiers setting up camps

Several American soldiers walking through a field in a line.

American soldiers in a line

An American soldier standing in a field of tall grass.

American soldier standing in tall grass

Several American soldiers walking away from the camera through an empty field.

American soldiers walking in a field

American soldiers setting up a camp in an open field.

Soldiers setting up camps

An American soldier standing near the edge of a river, as another walks away in the background.

Soldiers at a riverbank

Two American soldiers are in a field. One is laying down as the other stands nearby.

American soldiers resting

Several American soldiers walking through a field in a line.

American soldiers in a line

American soldiers walking along a dirt road and carrying supplies. There are also water buffalo on the road.

American soldiers on a dirt road

Several American soldiers walking through a field in a line.

American soldiers in a line

Two American soldiers sit in a trench shaded by a tarp and other soldiers are seen in the background

Soldiers under a tarp

Two American soldiers huddled near each other. They appear to be looking at a map or plans.

American soldiers looking at map

An American soldier carrying his pack is standing in a field.

American soldier in a field

Several American soldiers walking through a field in a line.

American soldiers in a line

Two American soldiers are standing in a field smiling.

American soldiers in a field

American soldiers setting up a camp in an open field.

Soldiers setting up camps

An American soldier is sitting near a lantern.

American soldier with a lantern

"Sister Mary Angela and Maj. John Arguiette at Orphanage." A Vietnamese Catholic nun stands with two American soldiers. One holds two Vietnamese children in his arms.

Sister Mary Angela and Maj. John Arguiette

"Sister Mary Angela and Maj. John Arguiette at Orphanage." A Vietnamese Catholic nun stands with two American soldiers. One holds two Vietnamese children in his arms.

Sister Mary Angela and Maj. John Arguiette

"Loi, Vietnam - Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor (seated) is briefed on the operation of the gun sight of a Huey helicopter by officers of the 11th Aviation Battalion. The commanding officer of the 11th, Lt. Col. Lauterback (glasses on lapel) stands at right. Other officers are unidentified. Secretary Resor was visiting combat and support units in Vietnam." An American pilot sits in a cockpit and talks to a group of four other airmen.

Briefing on gun sight operation

An American soldier is sitting near a lantern.

American soldier with a lantern

A Vietnamese soldier standing in front of many other military personnel looking at the camera.

Vietnamese soldier

A Vietnamese military officer standing in front of many other military personnel, both American and Vietnamese.

Vietnamese officer

A seated Henry Cabot Lodge Jr is wearing a lei. He is surrounded by many other military members and officers, from both the Vietnamese and American militaries.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr with lei

A seated Henry Cabot Lodge Jr is wearing a lei. He is surrounded by many other military members and officers, from both the Vietnamese and American militaries.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr with lei

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr wearing a hat standing next to an American military officer.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr in hat

Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., is wearing a lei. He is surrounded by many other military members and officers, from both the Vietnamese and American militaries.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr with lei

"Dogs", picture of the front of a helicopter with two pilots in the cockpit. From the camera angle, it is hard to tell whether the helicopter is in flight.

American helicopter pilots

"NV-HK - Macau - Not For Pub - Some Good Ones" An Army helicopter is hovering above the ground.

Helicopter

A US Army helicopter in flight.

Army helicopter

An American man laying in hospital bed has his photo taken as he looks at the camera.

Patient in field hospital

An American woman is speaking to two American men who are building some kind of wooden structure.

Men building

An American woman is petting a dog next to her small garden.

Garden

An American woman pets a dog next to her garden.

Garden

An American nurse tends to her patient.

Nurse with patient

An American woman has her photo taken as she stands next to a wicker hut.

Woman

Four American soldiers pose next to a sign.

Soldiers

An American doctor attaches a clamp during surgery.

Surgery

An American doctor looks into a soldiers ear as the patient smiles.

Doctor examines man's ear

A nurse listens to a patients breathing as she leans over his head.

Nurse in surgery

A group of American medical personell examine a patient.

Surgery

A group of American doctors during on operation.

Surgery

An American nurse is smiling at her patient as she adjusts the position of his arm.

Nurse with patient

An American nurse listens to a patients breathing as she leans over his head.

Nurse in surgery

Some American doctors operate on patient.

Surgery

An American nurse is monitoring the breathing of a patient.

Nurse in surgery

A nurse stands in surgery scrubs as she looks away from the camera.

Nurse in surgery

A nurse in surgery scrubs points to something in an operating room.

Nurse in surgery

A group of American men are sitting underneather a tent watching something off camera.

Group of men

A group of American men are gathered around something off camera.

Group of men

A group of American doctors are operating on a patient in a field hospital tent.

Surgery

American men are sitting in chairs in the sand under a tent.

Men relaxing

An American man poses next to sign outside a tent. The sign reads "Hotel Mark Hopkins, Home of the Cuvs[?], of the Fighting 8th. Norvi, J.B. Pennington III, Buscher, Corrie C. Cohins, D Lowell Growe, Wm Geo Sirahur, and A Rankin Ruiz PhD, the Bottom of the Mark."

Man poses with sign

An American nurse speaking to someone out of the photograph. She writes notes on their conversation.

Nurse listens to patient

An American man has his teeth examined by another in a medical tent.

Dentist

An American woman hangs a pair of shorts like a flag on a pole outside.

Woman uses shorts as a flag

A group of American men are playing baseball - in the foreground one is swinging at a pitch.

Men playing baseball

A group of American men seem to be getting ready to play baseball.

Men watching baseball

Two American men on a soccer field appear to be playing a sport - one has his back to the camera and others are seen in the background.

Men playing baseball

Two American women paint a fence post as one looks at the camera. There are field hospital tents in the background.

Women painting

An American woman is holding several boxes as she looks down at them, bicycles line a building wall in the background.

Woman holding boxes

An American woman's photo is taken as she opens a gate.

Woman next to gate

A Vietnamese child lays in a bed with their leg propped up as an American nurse holds a baby in the background.

Nurse with child patients

An American man has his teeth worked on by another man.

Dentist

"Dogs", picture of the front of a helicopter with two pilots in the cockpit. From the camera angle, it is hard to tell whether the helicopter is in flight.

American helicopter pilots