U.S. Helicopter Crewchief Watches Ground Movements of Vietnamese Troops

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Title: U.S. Helicopter Crewchief Watches Ground Movements of Vietnamese Troops
Personal Creator(s): Unknown
Created Date: 1963-01-02
Subject: helicopters
carbines
automatic rifles
deltas
Viet Cong
Description: Helmeted U.S. Helicopter Crewchief, holding carbine, watches ground movements of Vietnamese troops from above during a strike against Viet Cong Guerrillas in the Mekong Delta Area, January 2, 1963. The communist Viet Cong claimed victory in the continuing struggle in Vietnam after they shot down five U.S. helicopters. An American officer was killed and three other American servicemen were injured in the action.
Publisher: Images hosted by: Salt Lake Community College
Type of Resource: still image
Digital Origins: reformatted digital
Language: eng
Rights Management: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Source: Original version: Collection with various creators donated by Bernie Weisz; Archival digital version: SLCC Digital Archives. CREATIVE COMMONS Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License.
Conversion Specifications: JPG Files downloaded from Facebook Profile with permission of the Profile Owner, then processed using Photoshop to generate archival TIFFs.
Local Identifier: 16-4132