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Title: To Thi Nau A Captured Viet Cong Woman
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: To Thi Nau, (aka Minh Hoang), a 23-year-old Viet Cong woman captured with a radio in the Nui Dinh Hills west of Nui Dat on 24 October 1966. To was subsequently proven to be a National Liberation Front cadre active in propaganda, indoctrination and intelligence gathering. She was interrogated in a tent at the 1st Australian Task Force Base (1ATF) for approximately 30 minutes on 27 October 1966 before being handed over to Republic of Vietnam (RVN) authorities. "There was much controversy over an alleged 'water torture' incident during her interrogation by a warrant officer from Detachment 1 Division Intelligence Unit who threatened to give her the 'water treatment’, poured water into her mouth and forced her to swallow about a cup-full before other officers intervened." -Vietnam Veteran.
Subjects: captured, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), South Vietnamese Army (SVA), propagandists, soldiers, Vietnam War, 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF), Vietnam
Local Identifiers: 16-4729

Title: Backstreet in Saigon With Military Police Jeep
Personal Creator: Russell Elderbaum
Description: Saigon backstreet. Photo by Russell Elderbaum, a "Scout" with D-Troop during 1969 & 1970. 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. Courtesy of Mike Gustin. http://www.dtroop.com/
Subjects: 1st Cavalry Division, D-troop, scouts, jeeps, streets, Vietnam, police officers
Local Identifiers: 16-4392

Title: Market In Quang Ngai, Vietnam
Personal Creator: Mervin "Jake" Miller
Description: Quang Ngai, Vietnam, 1963. Photos taken by CW4 (ret.) Mervin "Jake" Miller. Started as the 8th Transportation Company then converted to the 117th Aviation Company. Photo courtesy of Matthew W. Miller.
Subjects: Vietnam, markets, civilians, cooking tools and equipment
Local Identifiers: 16-3175

Title: Cobra Helicopters on an Airstrip in Chu Lai, Vietnam
Personal Creator: Jim Lundy
Description: Chu Lai airstrip. Photo by Jim Lundy, a Cobra pilot a Scout Door Gunner with the Scout Platoon, D-Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. 1969-1970. Courtesy of Mike Gustin. http://www.dtroop.com/
Subjects: helicopters, Cobra helicopters, flights, warships, warships carrying projectile weapons, Vietnam War, Vietnam, pilots, D-troop, cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Local Identifiers: 16-4390

Title: Soldiers Taking a Bath in the Dak Poco River
Personal Creator: Barney Rouse
Description: Soldiers taking a bath in the Dak Poco river. Photo by Barney Rouse, "C" Battery, FDC, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, Republic of Vietnam (RVN) 1966-67.
Subjects: riverbanks, Fire Direction Center (FDC), bathers, water baths, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vietnamese
Local Identifiers: 16-2868

Title: Vietnamese Women
Personal Creator: Roy J. Moore
Description: Vietnamese women. Photo by Roy J. Moore, Jun.1968-June, 1969 101St. Airborne (Airmobile) D Co. "Raiders" 2/501St. Photo repaired by Dan Fox
Subjects: Vietnam War, Vietnam, women, locals
Local Identifiers: 16-2873

Title: Amphibious U.S. Navy Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV)
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: An amphibious U.S. Navy patrol air cushion vehicle (PACV) easily transitions from water to land as it returns to its Cat Lo Base after a mission in the Mekong Delta region of South Vietnam. Three PACV's have been operating in South Vietnam since May 1966. They make up patrol air cushion vehicle (PACV) division 107, part of boat squadron 1, military assistance command (Vietnam). The PACV's are being evaluated for coastal surveillance, intercept and investigation to help prevent seaborne infiltration and supply of Viet Cong units in South Vietnam. Patrol Air Cushion Vehicle (PACV) moves up the ramp at Cat Lo during evaluation work with Task Force 116
Subjects: patrol, amphibious vehicles, patrol air cushion vehicle (PACV), military bases, Vietnam, Vietnam War, coastal environments, investigation, Viet Cong
Local Identifiers: 16-2880

Title: M60 Gunner and His Assistant Gunner During the "Battle for Hue"
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: M60 gunner and his assistant gunner fire at North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops during the "Battle for Hue" during the Vietnam War.
Subjects: People’s Army of Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam War, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), troops, combat, combatants, battles, machine guns, machine gun crews
Local Identifiers: 16-2865

Title: Refugees Crossing the Perfume River at Truong Thien Bridge Outside of Hue, Vietnam
Personal Creator: Douglas Pike
Description: Refugees crossing the Perfume River at Truong Thien Bridge outside of Hue. Photo by Douglas Pike.
Subjects: Vietnam War, Vietnam, rivers, bridges, Refugees
Local Identifiers: 16-2881

Title: Civilians Run to Escape Enemy Fire
Personal Creator: Douglas Pike
Description: Civilians run to escape enemy fire during the 26-day battle for Hue Citadel during the '68 Tet Offensive. Photo by Douglas Pike
Subjects: runners, combat, children, Vietnam War, Vietnamese, Vietnam, women, civilians, civilian casualties, battles, Refugees
Local Identifiers: 16-2875

Title: Rocky Schmit and Mike Pistorino Return to Camp Reasoner After Going on Patrol
Personal Creator: Rick Rabenold
Description: 1967 Rocky Schmit and Mike Pistorino return to Camp Reasoner after patrol. Photo by Rick Rabenold and repaired by Dan Fox
Subjects: patrol, returns, military history, military photography, soldiers, Vietnam, Vietnam War
Local Identifiers: 16-2890

Title: Marine Fashions the U.S. flag in Preparation to Hoist it Over the Citadel, in the Imperial City
Personal Creator: Douglas Pike
Description: A U.S. Marine fashions the flag of his country to make a shirt staff in preparation to hoist it over the citadel in the Imperial city of Hue following 24 days of continuous battle for the prized objective during the Tet offensive by communist forces. Photo by Douglas Pike.
Subjects: cities, flags, flagpoles, soldiers, battles, combat, combatants, Vietnam War, Vietnam, communists, United States Forces, armed forces, Tet Offensive, imperial
Local Identifiers: 16-2909

Title: Khe Sanh, Start of the Tet Offensive
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: Khe Sanh, January, 1968. The start of the Tet Offensive.
Subjects: combat, combatants, Vietnam, Vietnam War, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), United States Forces, shelling (artillery projectiles), explosions, Tet Offensive, explosive and incendiary materials, explosive weapons, explosives, war photography
Local Identifiers: 16-2907

Title: Viet Cong Attack American Embassy in Saigon
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: Saigon Republic of Vietnam. Viet Cong Attack American Embassy. Members of the 716th MP [Military Police] Battalion guard the entrance to the embassy. 31 January 1968
Subjects: Viet Cong, Military Police (MP), guards, attacks, battalions, attack aircraft, helicopters, Iroquois Helicopters, Huey helicopters, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), North Vietnamese Army (NVA), Vietnam War, Vietnam, Tet Offensive
Local Identifiers: 16-2874

Title: Packages Which Contain the Remains of South Vietnamese Civilians Who Were Murdered by the NVA
Personal Creator: Douglas Pike
Description: "The small cloth-wrapped packages on these schoolroom desks contain the skeletons of South Vietnamese civilians murdered by the Communists in 1968 and just discovered April 6, 1971 in shallow graves near Trung Thien hamlet, 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Hue." Photo by Douglas Pike.
Subjects: mass murder, exhume, discovered, skeleton and skeleton components, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), South Vietnamese Army (SVA), Vietnam War, Vietnam, civilians, civilian casualties, civil wars, murders, Skeletons
Local Identifiers: 16-2898

Title: Sapper, Soldiers who Build, Repair Roads/Bridges as Well as Clear Mines
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: "If the [Viet Cong] can have sappers....so can we." A sapper, also called pioneer or combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties such as breaching, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, field defenses as well as building, road and airfield construction and repair. They are also trained to serve as infantry personnel in defensive and offensive operations. A sapper's duties are devoted to tasks involving facilitating movement, defense and survival of allied forces and impeding those of enemies.
Subjects: sappers, military engineers, Vietnam War, Vietnam, soldiers, roads, bridges, land mines
Local Identifiers: 16-2900

Title: If I Promise Not to Breathe a Word, Will You Give Me a Hint on What's Going On in Indo-China?
Personal Creator: McCrae
Description: "If I promise not to breathe a word, will you give me a hint on what’s going on in Vietnam?" President Nixon’s administration attempted to impose censorship on media reportage critical of the US military intervention during the Vietnam War.
Subjects: political cartoons, politics, censorship, Vietnam, War, Southeast Asia, Politicians
Local Identifiers: 16-4588

Title: Soldier Up In The Mountains
Personal Creator: Roy J. Moore
Description: Up in the mountains. Photo by Roy J. Moore, Jun.1968-June, 1969 101St. Airborne (Airmobile) D Co. "Raiders" 2/501St. Photo repaired by Dan Fox.
Subjects: mountains, Vietnam
Local Identifiers: 16-2853

Title: Rice Paddies around Cu Chi
Personal Creator: James Tree Machin
Description: Rice Paddies around Cu Chi, 1969. Photo by James Tree Machin
Subjects: locals, children, South Vietnam, Vietnam
Local Identifiers: 16-3306

Title: Dr Leon Scicchitano Mentoring Surgeons at 7th Surgical Hospital, CuChi
Personal Creator: Unknown
Description: Dr Leon Scicchitano (in the white polo shirt) in his role as a mentor to our surgeons at the 7th Surgical Hospital CuChi Vietnam with OR Tech Sp-5 Bill Harrell at the far right - 1966
Subjects: military hospitals, operating rooms, operating lights, Vietnam, mentoring, doctors, Surgery
Local Identifiers: 16-2945

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