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
Soldier Fires at Viet Cong Positions in Cholon During the Unsuccessful Tet Offensive
Description
An ARVN soldier fires at Viet Cong positions in Cholon during the unsuccessful TET offensive by the Viet Cong to control Capital city and surrounding areas in 1968. Photo by Douglas Pike.
Subjects
Tet Offensive, Viet Cong, combat, combatants, battles, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), attacks, guns, machine guns
Local Identifiers
16-2897
Title
Binh Dan Hospital in Saigon Took Direct Rocket Hit, June 11, 1968
Personal Creator
Douglas Pike
Description
Viet Cong Rocket Attacks Kill Many Saigon Civilians - The Binh Dan Hospital in Saigon took a direct hit during the Communist rocket attack on June 11, 1968. Photo by Douglas Pike.
Subjects
rockets, attacks, hospitals
Local Identifiers
16-2851
Title
Aftermath Of Viet Cong Attack On Saigon
Personal Creator
Unknown
Description
Aftermath Of Viet Cong Attack On Saigon - January 31, 1968 - Searching for family members among the rubble of a two-block area of Cholon section that was leveled during the Viet Cong attack on 31 January 1968.
Subjects
Viet Cong, rubble, attacks, searches, searching
Local Identifiers
16-2849
Title
Smoke and Dust Obscures Beleaguered Marine Combat Base
Personal Creator
Unknown
Description
An eruption of smoke and dust obscures part of the beleaguered Marine Combat base at Khe Sanh during a recent North Vietnamese rocket attack.
Subjects
marines, dust, attacks, rockets, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), People’s Army of Vietnam, bases
Local Identifiers
16-2846
Title
Viet Cong Attacking U.S. Military Camp
Personal Creator
Barney Rouse
Description
"Get Those Trucks Moved!" More messages from the North. Photo by Barney Rouse, "C" Battery, FDC, 6th Battalion, 14th Artillery Regiment, RVN 1966-67.
Subjects
combat, attacks, combatants, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), military vehicles, military camps, Vietnam War, Vietnam, guerrilla warfare
Local Identifiers
16-2938
Title
Medics Carry the Body of a Dead South Vietnamese Officer
Personal Creator
Bryan Grigsby
Description
ARVN medics carry the body of a dead South Vietnamese officer from the French National Cemetery where a firefight was taking place. This action was part of what later became known as the Post-Tet Offensive of the May Offensive of 1968. 6 May 1968 - Photo by SP4 Bryan Grigsby (DASPO)
Subjects
South Vietnamese, South Vietnamese Army (SVA), Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), deaths, Killed In Action (KIA), officers, soldiers, medics, cemeteries, firefighters, attacks, combat, combatants, battles
Local Identifiers
16-2927
Title
Members of the 716th MP Battalion Guard the Entrance to the U.S. Embassy
Personal Creator
Edgar Price
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, attacks, embassies, battalions, Military Police (MP), military photography, Vietnam, Vietnam War, guards, entrances, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), North Vietnamese Army (NVA), American
Local Identifiers
16-2930
Title
Military Aircraft Burns From Viet Cong Attack
Personal Creator
Donald Jellema
Description
U.S. Military aircraft burns from Viet Cong attack. Tan Son Nhut February 18th, 1968. Photo by Donald Jellema
Subjects
U.S. Military, damage, destruction, attacks, Viet Cong, burning, explosions, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), Vietnam, Vietnam War
Local Identifiers
16-2934
Title
Saigon Military Police Take Up Positions Across the Street From the U.S. Embassy
Personal Creator
Edgar Price
Description
Saigon military police take up positions across the street from the U.S. Embassy. 31 Jan. 1968 Photo by: SP5 Edgar Price Pictorial A.V. Plt. 69th Sig. Bn.
Subjects
embassies, U.S. Military, North Vietnamese Army (NVA), Viet Cong, Vietnam War, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), invaders, attacks, Tet Offensive
Local Identifiers
16-2922
Title
Damaged F-4 Phantom Jet Hit by a 122mm Rocket
Personal Creator
Allan R. Dewitt
Description
Damaged F-4 Phantom jet hit by a 122MM rocket during the rocket and mortar barrage on Tan Son Nhut Air Base 18 Feb 1968. Photo by: SP4 Allan R. Dewitt
Subjects
attacks, attack aircraft, damage, Vietnam War, Vietnam, jet aircraft, military aircraft, mortars, rockets, rocket-propelled grenade, rocket launchers
Local Identifiers
16-2919
Title
Air Strike Seen From LZ English
Personal Creator
Jerry W. Colwell
Description
Air strike as seen from the chopper pad at Landing Zone (LZ) English. Photo by Jerry W. Colwell.
Subjects
Huey helicopters, attacks, Landing Zone (LZ), Vietnam War
Local Identifiers
16-3219
Title
Fuel And Supply Truck After An Attack
Personal Creator
Tom Everhart
Description
Fuel truck & supply truck after an enemy rocket attack. Photo by Tom Everhart.
Subjects
military vehicles, trucks, fuel, attacks
Local Identifiers
16-3737
Title
General Westmoreland Talking To Military Personel At The U.S. Embassy
Personal Creator
Edgar Price
Description
In Saigon, General William C. Westmoreland talks to military personnel in the U.S. Embassy after an unsuccessful Viet Cong siege. January 31, 1968. Photo by: SP5 Edgar Price.
Subjects
capital cities, military personnel, embassies, sieges, attacks, generals
Local Identifiers
16-2730
Title
The Remains Of The Tan Son Nhut Chapel
Personal Creator
Thomas G. Wong Pictoria
Description
The remains of the Tan Son Nhut Chapel, hit during the rocket and mortar attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base. February 18, 1968. AVSG-S-1256-16/AGA68 ARVN Tan Son Nhut. Photo by: SP4 Thomas G. Wong Pictoria.
Subjects
cities, damage, chapels, Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), South Vietnamese Army (SVA), furniture, attacks
Local Identifiers
16-2731
Title
U.S. Soldiers Charge Down Alley Behind BOQ #3 in Saigon
Personal Creator
Edgar Price
Description
U.S. soldiers charge down alley behind BOQ #3 in Saigon. Viet Cong had staged multiple attacks during the Tet Offensive one focused on BOQ #3. 31 January 1968. Photo by: SP5 Edgar Price
Subjects
combat, combatants, Viet Cong, Tet Offensive, U.S. Military, soldiers, invaders, attacks, North Vietnamese Army (NVA)
Local Identifiers
16-2920
Title
Soldiers Helping Soldiers During a Fire Fight in Hue, Southern Vietnam
Personal Creator
Art Greenspon
Description
As fellow troopers aided wounded buddies, a paratrooper of A Company, 101st Airborne, guides a medical evacuation helicopter through the jungle foliage to pick up casualties during a five-day patrol of an area southwest of Hue, South Vietnam, April 1968. This photograph is featured on the cover of the Associated Press' book 'Vietnam: The Real War.'
Subjects
Vietnam, Vietnam War, soldiers, Killed In Action (KIA), Wounded in action (WIA), battles, combat, combatants, shots, shot, guns, attacks, friends, troops
Local Identifiers
16-3538
Title
Door Gunner Fires From a Huey Helicopter
Personal Creator
Unknown
Description
A Door gunner fires from a Huey helicopter while over Ban Me Thuot, January, 1967.
