United States and South Vietnamese Naval Personnel Worked Together
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United States and South Vietnamese naval personnel worked together in a variety of situations both on the South China Sea and on South Vietnam’s numerous rivers. Photo by Tony Ey.
173rd Airborne Brigade on a twelve day patrol in the jungles near Ben Cat, War Zone C. 1965 Shown are soldiers walking under the rain crossing a leech infested river. Photo by Henri Huet KIA Laos Feb. 10 1971
Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) Heading to Refuel Along Tra Bong River
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LOH heading to refuel along Tra Bong River. Photo by Mike Gustin who came to Chu Lai to be with D-Troop after spending one year in the Central Highlands of Pleiku. Mike was a Door Gunner and Crew Chief with the "Scouts". D-Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. 1969-1970. http://www.dtroop.com/
Soldier Cools Off in a Stream in the Mekong Delta Whilst Cleaning His Weapon
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A U.S. 9th Infantry Division soldier of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, takes advantage of a stream in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam to cool off while cleaning his weapon in June 1969 during the Vietnam War.
U.S. Marine Machine Gunner Fires Across the Perfume River
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A U.S. Marine machine gunner fires on communists positions across the Perfume River in the imperial city of Hue as the Marines rout the Viet Cong from their strongholds of the citadel during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
