Photos From Korea to the Falkland Islands - colourised images of conflicts after World War II.
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Sorry guy, this is almost certainly not a Vietnam image. The vegetation is all wrong and so are the dispositions of the troops. Either it's an exercise in the USA or it's reenactors
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We never had any kind of hearing protection at the range when qualifying with rifles.Whew, when that M-60 GPMG goes off, that chap next to him on the muzzle end with the M-16 is going to find another place to be quick!!I bet his ears are still ringing mate!! Great Photo, thanks for posting!
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is this guys are a reenactment group they are super well equipped
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No flak
No flak jackets though. Very poor form to hump the bush without one - helps prevent those nasty sucking chest wounds!
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Phosphorus bomb test over deactivated battleship 1921
3 women of the IRA. Northern Ireland, 70s
French Foreign Legionnaire carries a starving donkey back to base, Algeria 1958. Donkey became a favored pet named "Bambi"
Young girl partisan fighting Pol Pot's army during his genocide war against his own people in the 70s
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Mortar operator of the Albanian People's Army, 1950s
3 women of the IRA. Northern Ireland, 70s
French Foreign Legionnaire carries a starving donkey back to base, Algeria 1958. Donkey became a favored pet named "Bambi"
Young girl partisan fighting Pol Pot's army during his genocide war against his own people in the 70s
Mortar operator of the Albanian People's Army, 1950s
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A group of soldiers from the 16th New Zealand Field Artillery Regiment, ride in a Local Pattern Observation Post (LPOP), March 1951.
The LPOP was a New Zealand manufactured vehicle based on the Indian Pattern Carrier.
The LPOP was a New Zealand manufactured vehicle based on the Indian Pattern Carrier.
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Hugh L. Mills Jr.
Hugh L. Mills, Jr. was one of the most decorated pilots of the Vietnam War. During his two tours in Vietnam as an aerial scout and one as a Cobra pilot, he flew more than 3,300 combat hours and developed many of the aerial scouting tactics of the U.S. Army Air Cavalry.
He was shot down 16 times and wounded three times, receiving numerous decorations for valor, including three Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, and three Bronze Stars, one of them for valor in ground combat. The Vietnamese government awarded him the Valor Cross with Silver Star and Palm, the Vietnamese Medal of Honor, First Class, and the Civic Action Medal of Honor, First Class.
Mills, who commanded the aerial scout platoon of the 4th Cavalry, was described by Major General A.E. Milloy, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, as "the bravest small-unit leader in the 1st Division, with the highest combat casualty rate in the Big Red One."
His accomplishments include developing a pilot technique to correct the OH-6 Cayuse's "Hughes Tail Spin," which had killed numerous airmen; leading air cavalry raids in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam; commanding the Army's first night attack helicopter unit with rudimentary night vision systems; and being the first Army pilot to test the XM-8 40mm grenade launcher in combat.
Mills co-authored a book about his experiences in Vietnam, "Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One." He retired in 1993 after 26 years of service.
Decorations:
Mills's decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the Air Medal with V-Device, the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Silver Star and Palm, the Vietnamese Armed Forces Medal of Honor, First Class, and the Vietnamese Civil Action Medal, First Class.
Honors:
In 2011, Mills was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was inducted into the Arkansas Walk of Fame. The OH-6 at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum is painted in the colors of Mills's Miss Clawd IV (his OH-6A when he was with Troop C, 16th Cavalry).
Hugh L. Mills, Jr. was one of the most decorated pilots of the Vietnam War. During his two tours in Vietnam as an aerial scout and one as a Cobra pilot, he flew more than 3,300 combat hours and developed many of the aerial scouting tactics of the U.S. Army Air Cavalry.
He was shot down 16 times and wounded three times, receiving numerous decorations for valor, including three Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, and three Bronze Stars, one of them for valor in ground combat. The Vietnamese government awarded him the Valor Cross with Silver Star and Palm, the Vietnamese Medal of Honor, First Class, and the Civic Action Medal of Honor, First Class.
Mills, who commanded the aerial scout platoon of the 4th Cavalry, was described by Major General A.E. Milloy, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, as "the bravest small-unit leader in the 1st Division, with the highest combat casualty rate in the Big Red One."
His accomplishments include developing a pilot technique to correct the OH-6 Cayuse's "Hughes Tail Spin," which had killed numerous airmen; leading air cavalry raids in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam; commanding the Army's first night attack helicopter unit with rudimentary night vision systems; and being the first Army pilot to test the XM-8 40mm grenade launcher in combat.
Mills co-authored a book about his experiences in Vietnam, "Low Level Hell: A Scout Pilot in the Big Red One." He retired in 1993 after 26 years of service.
Decorations:
Mills's decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the Air Medal with V-Device, the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Silver Star and Palm, the Vietnamese Armed Forces Medal of Honor, First Class, and the Vietnamese Civil Action Medal, First Class.
Honors:
In 2011, Mills was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was inducted into the Arkansas Walk of Fame. The OH-6 at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum is painted in the colors of Mills's Miss Clawd IV (his OH-6A when he was with Troop C, 16th Cavalry).
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Yes, I resume the story becuase I thought it cold me very long here. But any way its a good stuff for a good movie.
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