Photos US Forces

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A bare-chested tank driver belonging to 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment provides cover for his comrade after their M48 Patton was knocked out in an ambush by Viet-Cong forces 40 miles NW of Saigon. 5 June 1969.

 

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1965. Informal portrait of British photographer Tim Page taken during a USMC patrol. Page photographed the Vietnam War from 1965 - 1969, for United Press International, Associated Press, Paris Match and Time-Life, and was wounded five times. Sadly he died on 24/8/22 aged 78

 

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Members of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry on patrol in Xa Ba Phuoc Province, South Vietnam during Operation Wahiawa. 1966.

 

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Roger Smith, 1-0 Recon Team Hawaii leader, October 1971 while operating with MAC-V SOG, Military Assistance Command-Vietnam, Studies and Observation Group

 

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December 1966. Troops from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade cross a stream in War Zone D, III Corps

 

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A CIA agent issues MP-40s to allied Montagnard fighters early in the Vietnam War.

 

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Douglas A-1 Skyraider, 1966

 

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F-8E Crusader, US Marine Corps VMF(AW)-235, loaded with 113 kg (250 lb) bombs and Zuni rockets, taxies to the runway at Da Nang to fly a mission against Viet Cong positions - April 1967

 

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M113s in Saigon, 1968

 

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Wounded South Korean troops are lifted into a US Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter

 

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An F-100 Super Saber of the 352d TFS, on a bomb run in Vietnam

 

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A M577 command post vehicle in Vietnam with an interesting kill count that includes three elephants

 

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A-7A-4a Corsair II (BuNo 153147) on the starboard aft elevator of the carrier USS Saratoga, 1972. It was shot down by flak near Dao My, North Vietnam, on 6 August 1972. The pilot, Lt. James R. Lloyd, ejected and was recovered.

 

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Quang Nam Province. 29 May 1967. M60 machine gunner from 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines during Operation Union II

 

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1965. Informal portrait of British photographer Tim Page taken during a USMC patrol. Page photographed the Vietnam War from 1965 - 1969, for United Press International, Associated Press, Paris Match and Time-Life, and was wounded five times. Sadly he died on 24/8/22 aged 78
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RIP

 

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1968. A Huey door gunner with the US Navy's HA(L)-3, (Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) 3) 'Seawolves' over the Mekong Delta.

 

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During operations in The Gulf of Tonkin, aircraft from The USS BON HOMME RICHARD fly in formation, Oct 1969. Aircraft bottom to are F-8J "Crusader" of fighter squadron 53 (VF-53). A-4F "Skyhawk" of attack squadron 22, EKA -3B "Skyworrior of Tactical Electronics squadron 130 (VAQ-130)

 

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(13/3/1971) An F-8 Crusader arrives for a recovery on board the attack aircraft carrier USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) while operating in the Gulf of Tonkin.

 

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RA-5C Vigilante Clears the deck of the USS RANGER (CVA-61) in the Gulf of Tonkin, January 1968

 

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2 May 1964, Saigon harbour, two Viet Cong commandos climbed out of a sewer tunnel near where USNS Card was anchored, and attached two loads of explosives to the ship’s hull. The Card sank 48 feet.

USNS Card returned to duty just 6 months after being sunk, and served for the rest of the war. She was repaired and served as a functioning sailing helicopter carrier for the rest of the war.