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CPT Larry W. Bass, Commander of Company “D”, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division is followed by two other Soldiers of the company. The three Soldiers are moving along a suspected enemy trail in search of Viet Cong/NVA Soldiers, their equipment and any other logistical supplies. This search and destroy mission was conducted in the Quang Ngai Province, 8 kilometers West of Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam.

US Marines on Hill 484. Picture by Larry Burrows, 1966.

Hill 484. Picture by Larry Burrows 1966

 

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US POWs in North Vietnam.

US prisoners at Hoa Lo prison, during haircut hours

Vietnam War 1973 - American POWs at the yard of Nga Tu So prison

American POW soldiers inside their jail cell at the Hanoi Hilton prior to their release March 29, 1973 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (David Hume Kennerly/Getty)

 

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Marine Lance Corporal Henry F. Longchase, 21 (Las Vegas, New Mexico), a squad leader with the 7th Marines examines a helmet he had lost six months ago while on a search and clear mission. The helmet, with his name in the liner, was discovered after a fellow Marine encountered the North Vietnamese soldier who was wearing it during a firefight in the mountains 25 miles southwest of Da Nang during Operation Oklahoma Hills." 1969.

Original description and photo sourced from: The Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections

 

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Corporal Steve S. Skinner, 19 (Ypsilanti, Michigan) emerges from one of several enemy bunkers uncovered during the opening phases of Operation Pipestone Canyon. After thoroughly checking for hidden weapons, the bunkers were destroyed by Marines of Special Landing Force Alpha, under the control of the 1st Marine Division (official USMC photo by Gunnery Sergeant Chuck Lane).

Original photo and description sourced by:
The Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

 

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Sergeant R. J. Thibault (Lewiston, Maine) (right) and Lance Corporal Steven Hawkins (Rochester, New York) move through a jungle canopy during Operation Dawson River (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal Don Barr)."

Original description and photo sourced from: The Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

 

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PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1969-12. THE BIGGEST EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS CACHE FOUND IN THE PROVINCE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR IS PREPARED FOR DEMOLITION BY THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) AMMUNITION TECHNICAL OFFICER, CAPTAIN TED ELLEM OF BULLEEN, VIC. ABOUT THREE TONS OF MINES, GRENADES, AMMUNITION AND ARMS, INCLUDING A 75MM RECOILLESS RIFLE WERE FOUND IN A CAVE BY D COMPANY OF 6RAR /NZ ...(ANZAC) (THE ANZAC BATTALION COMPRISING 6TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT AND A COMPONENT FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, ROYAL NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY REGIMENT), DURING OPERATION MARSDEN IN THE MAY TAO MOUNTAINS, TWENTY THREE MILES NORTH EAST OF THE 1ATF BASE AT NUI DAT.

Source: www.awm.gov.au/collection/C37090

 

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The Fall of Saigon, Vietnam, April 1975

 

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Correct caption: On 7 February 1967, Company “A”, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) on Operation “Thayer II”, conducted a search and destroy mission against the Viet Cong in the An Lao Valley approximately 400 miles Northeast of Saigon, Republic of Vietnam. Members of the company return to their base camp with Viet Cong prisoners captured in mountain caves.
Photographer: SP5 Robert C. Lafoon
Department of the Army Special Photo Office (DASPO)

 

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US 155mm Howitzers.

 

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Hirominchi Mine/United Press International - US Transport plane hit by American artillery, Vietnam, 1967

 

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Marines of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines rest after Operation Chinook II. February 28th, 1967

 

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An 81mm mortar gunner with the 26th Marines, Private First Class James D. Cords (Perry, Michigan) sights in his tube to support Leathernecks sweeping the Batangan Peninsula on Operation Bold Mariner (official USMC photo by Staff Sergeant Bob Jordan)."

Original description and photograph sourced from: The Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections

 

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50 cal gun and head on hand: Main supply route convoy near fire support base Pershing. Men relax in a truck while reading mail after a mail delivery. Many men would burn or dispose of mail after reading it, as the US Army did not want soldiers carrying personal information that could be used against G.I.s should they be capture

 

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Bowed head in truck: Soldier and location unidentified "It was not uncommon to find anyone with a head bowed for a moment, more often when we were heading out than when we were coming back. Interesting that he has a flak jacket, he's taking precautions on both sides of the fence. M16, a steel pot, a flak jacket, and a prayer."

 

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Infantry tactical officers observe and direct a combat operation aboard a CNC ship - a command and control chopper.

 

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Building a sandbag bunker at a fire support base, Fire Support Base Pershing

 

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U.S. soldiers patrol through a ghostly, defoliated rubber tree plantation

 

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Soldiers relax under the thin cover of bamboo.