Marines riding atop an M-48 tank, covering their ears, April 3, 1968.
Operation "Yellowstone" Vietnam. Following a hard day, a few members of Company A gather around a guitar and play a few songs, January 18, 1968.
A sky trooper from the 1st Cavalry Division keeps track of the time he has left on his "short time" helmet, 1968.
Operation "Oregon," a search and destroy mission conducted by infantry platoon of Troop B. An infantryman is lowered into a tunnel by members of the reconnaissance platoon, April 24, 1967.
If you would like the website where we got these pictures click the link below
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/vietnam-photos/
These photos are truly powerful. Thank you for posting! It's amazing to see what is really going on over there in Vietnam.
ReplyDelete-Maggie(VA)
My favorite picture is the soldier with his "short time" helmet. To think that is how they keep time is very interesting to me. These pictures put a different image of what War really is in my head. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDelete-Mark (IL)