Photos Battle for Hue, 1968.

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A Marine grenadier fires an M-79 round into a sniper s position in Hue as 1st Marine Division Leathernecks advance toward the Citadel (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal R. J. Smith).
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Original description and photograph sourced from: The Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

 

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Battle of Hue, Tet Offensive, 1968.
February 1968 - U.S. and South Vietnames troops distribute bags of rice to the citizens of Hue.
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U.S. Marine on patrol in the Citadel of Hue, 26 Feb 1968.

US Marines take up firing positions on the side of the road in downtown Hue, Vietnam, in front of the ARVN Regional Headquarters. A Marine lies on the road. 4 Feb 1968

 

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5 Feb 1968, Hue, South Vietnam. US marines move down a street in Hue.

 

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Marines of Delta 1/5 caring for their wounded at HUE, 1968.

 

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Marines scale a mound of rubble as they fight their way into the NVA stronghold in the Citadel – the ancient Imperial capital’s fortress – during the battle for Hue. U.S. Marines have been battling VC and NVA house by house, street by street, brick by brick in a bloody effort to retake the former capital of Vietnam and its Citadel.

 

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A sculpture of an old Vietnamese warrior from a past century contrasts sharply with a U.S. Marine on patrol in the Citadel of Hue, Feb. 26, 1968. (Dang Van Phuoc/AP)

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Posted by BZ on 4 Jan 21 . . . but hey, he still likes the photo . . . me too!!

 

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Posted by BZ on 4 Jan 21 . . . but hey, he still likes the photo . . . me too!!

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03 Feb 1968, Hue, South Vietnam.

 

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Does anyone have any idea what type of streets thay had to traverse? I am doing a diorama and have seen many photos depicting either.

 

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A Marine grenadier fires an M-79 round into a sniper s position in Hue as 1st Marine Division Leathernecks advance toward the Citadel (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal R. J. Smith).
#VietnamWarStories #usmc #usmilitary
#vietnamwarfootageandstories #VietnamWar #lestweforget #usmarines #semperfi
Original description and photograph sourced from: The Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

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What type of coat pocket carry grenade luncher or he modified yourself?

 

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Does anyone have any idea what type of streets thay had to traverse? I am doing a diorama and have seen many photos depicting either.

There is a guy that did a video series that depicts various key points of Hue City street battles w/ a then-now theme, to include street views. Perhaps this will assist you? Good luck

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Walter Cronkite of CBS interviewing Professor Mai of the University of Hue in Vietnam, February 20, 1968.

 

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Feb 6, 1968

 

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PFC. Robert C. Shinklem watches for the enemy during the Battle of Hue, February 1968

 

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Marine fires his M-16 over the crest of the wall near the Citadel of Hue after fighting for hours to gain the top. The battle for Hue has already run 18 days and the Communist apparently intend to hold out to the last man.

 

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A US Marines uses a pillar for cover while answering enemy fire by using his M-40 sniper rifle during fighting outside the walled Citadel here Feb. 17, 1968. Another Leatherneck rushed from an opposed M-48 Patton tank to seek cover. Communists still held out in the two square mile Citadel. UPI Photo by Nik Wheeler

 

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Marines with M14 and M16 engage VC snipers.

 

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A leatherneck of the 1st Marine Division carries a Thompson gun, with the butt stock removed to save weight, during the Tet Offensive, in the battle for Hue, February 1968. This Thompson was found from ARVN stocks during the battle and used during the street fighting there.