Photos US Forces

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Vietnam. a U.S. Airforce C-130 Hercules flies along the South Vietnamese coast on a cargo and passenger mission in support of Allied Forces 1968

 

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A lone CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Aircraft Group 36 [MAG-36] seems to be bidding farewell to a formation of UH-34D Sea Horse choppers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363 [HMM-363] as they leave the Phu Bai airfield to board the USS Princeton off the coast of Vietnam. The UH-34, scheduled to be phased out of the Marine Corps is being replaced by larger and faster type transport helicopters

 

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A Russian-built, five-ton truck was found by Marines south of Khe Sanh. The truck has its own compressor system, its own distillation unit and an unusual electrical system. The van contained a brand new machine shop consisting of a large lathe, hydraulic drill press and numerous tuning systems 6/27/1968

 

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"Grounded Air Controllers: Working from a radio jeep after an enemy rocket knocked out the airfield control tower at Khe Sanh 2-26-1968

 

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Marines at Khe Sanh watch the billowing smoke from a Leatherneck air strike on hills surrounding the northwesternmost combat base in I Corps 1/23/1968

 

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Operation Pegasus, Hill 471, 6 April 1968

 

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"Operation Scotland", 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 1968

 

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Operation Scotland, trench line of "D" Co 1/9 at Rock Quarry, approx March 1968.

 

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"Sand Bags for Defense: Marine defenders of the 3d Marine Division toil at filling sand bags to reinforce their defense positions at the strategic Khe Sanh combat base February 2 1968

 

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U.S. Marines, seen from behind, walking between destroyed houses in a village.

End of operation with 1st Infantry Division. 28 February 1969.

 

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"2d Plt Mike 3/9 Marines on a sweep near the Rockpile-1967.




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Looks like someone is enjoying a tin of "John Wayne cookies". They would have worked well for skeet targets. As an aside, I left a lot of footprints around Cam Lo and Rockpile.

 

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4th Infantry Division near Pleiku. 1968.

Burning Shell station on Plantation Road. Gai Dinh. 6 May 1968

 

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CH-53 bringing in an external load of ammo, chow, water, etc.

 

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2d Lt and radioman 2d plt, Mike 3/9 on an operation near the DMZ.1968

 

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"2d Lt. with a captured AK-47 assault rifle."

 

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"A machinegun team with 2d plt, Mike Co, 3/9 at the Rockpile."1968

 

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"A stream crossing south of the DMZ." 1968

 

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"CH-53 helicopter. Bunker in foreground took a direct hit, CaLu firebase, November 1967."

 

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"Clearing for protective wire with a flame thrower." at the Rockpile."1968

 

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"Loading up on a CH-46 from LZ Stud near CaLu firebase, 1968."