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"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

"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

"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

"Royal Australian officer has a smoke in a Viet Cong classroom discovered during Operation Crimp 35 miles North of Saigon. The holes to his left are entrances to a nine-miles maze of tunnels that honeycombed the area. A search of the tunnel complex revealed many weapons, several tons of rice and thousands or rounds of ammunition. Included in the cache was recoilless rifle, a mortar, 59 individual weapons, 20 automatic weapons, 25,560 rounds of the small arms ammunition, and assorted clothing and personal equipment. The walls of the classroom were 3-6 inches thick concrete. Royal Australian Engineers destroyed most of the tunnel complex." An Australian soldier sits in a house without a roof. Furniture and debris is scattered around him.

Royal Australian officer smokes in a Viet Cong classroom

"A Royal Australian platoon sergeant removes sand-filled aluminum dishpan that was used by the Viet Cong to hide the entrance to a supply tunnel. The tunnel, about ten feet deep, had documents, clothing and equipment. The hole was found when a soldier was detailed to dig a refuse hole. His first strike hit the rim of the wash pan, 'Which gave him quite a start,' said his company commander." Australian soldier kneeling in a forest, lifting a lid from a tunnel.

Royal Australian platoon sergeant removes Viet Cong tunnel cover

"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

"Picture of Communist guerrilla weapons captured at a battle on Oct. 16, 1964 Cam-Lo, Quang Tri province." A group of Vietnamese soldiers stand around a table of weapons and artillery.

Captured Viet Cong weapons

A group of Vietnamese soldiers stand in a group and look down at dead Vietnamese man in the grass. The photo labels him as a Viet aCong fighter, although it is unclear whether this is accurate.

Dead Vietnamese man

"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

"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