Soldier Prepared to Re-embark on Patrols in the Jungle
Personal Creator
David Wayne
Description
Soldier prepared to re-embark on patrols in the jungle. "Me, after a resupply along with a pocketful of mail". Photo and comment by David Wayne
Subjects
jungles, patrol, soldiers, rifles, riflemen, military uniforms, Vietnam War, Vietnam, mail, letters
Local Identifiers
16-3555
Title
Soldier With Peace Symbol on His Rifle
Personal Creator
Unknown
Description
Soldier with peace symbol on his rifle. The peace symbol is a combination of the semaphore signals for the letters "N" and "D", standing for "nuclear disarmament". In semaphore the letter "N" is formed by a person holding two flags in an inverted "V", and the letter "D" is formed by holding one flag pointed straight up and the other pointed straight down. Superimposing these two signs forms the shape of the center of the peace symbol.
Subjects
guns, riflemen, peace, symbolism, symbol signs, Vietnam, Vietnam War, rifles, Symbols
Local Identifiers
16-2935
Title
Soldier with 106mm Recoilless Rifle
Personal Creator
David Wayne
Description
Soldier, Dick Van Alstine, with 106mm recoilless rifle. Photo by David Wayne
Subjects
recoilless, rifles, riflemen, Vietnam, Vietnam War, field artillery, artillery, army camps, army bases, Army, sandbags
Local Identifiers
16-3525
Title
Mad Minute Drill on LZ Ike, Army Base
Personal Creator
James Tree Machin
Description
Mad minute on LZ Ike, 1968. In the Vietnam War, the "mad minute" was used to describe a drill involving intense automatic weapons fire, intended to flush out infiltrators or ambushes. The area targeted would be something which provided potential concealment for an enemy but not very good protection from projectiles, such as the vegetation line at the edge of a field, or at the edge of a cleared free fire zone around a fire base. All soldiers involved would direct the heaviest rate of continuous fire they could into that area for one minute. Photo by James Tree Machin.
Subjects
rifles, rifle ranges, riflemen, soldiers, Vietnam, Vietnam War, drill ammunition, machine guns, Fire Support Bases (FSB), military camps, military personnel, fortifications, sandbags, air bases, Landing Zone (LZ), Military training
