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Helilift of Corpses

Date: 06 1962
Description: Helilift of corpses after a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi. The corpses are wrapped in sheets and lying atop mats on the ground in a field. S...
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Helilift of Corpses

Date: 06 1962
Description: In the aftermath of Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi, corpses await helilift. The corpses are wrapped in sheets and lying atop woven mats in a ...
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River Crossing to Outpost

Date: 06 1962
Description: U.S. Army advisor Major M.C. Curley and soldiers crossing a river in the delta region of Vietnam in a small boat to visit an outpost. A large building, a m...
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Canal, Binh Hung

Date: 1962
Description: Canal in Binh Hung Vietnam with numerous small boats and a crowd of people walking alongside. In the background is a large cross and a number of large that...
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Soldiers Inspect Papers

Date: 1962
Description: An American soldier inspects the papers of a Vietnamese man in the countryside along a river. Vietnamese soldiers and a boy are grouped around him.
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Widening Irrigation Canal

Date: 1962
Description: Three farmers remove large chunks of earth from the side of an irrigation canal in Vietnam to widen it. One man stands with a tool on the bank to dislodge ...
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Helicopters over Rice Paddies

Date: 1962
Description: Aerial view of four U.S. Marine helicopters banking over an expanse of rice paddies in Vietnam. Fluffy white clouds fill the sky.
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Vietnamese Soldiers Hike through Forest

Date: 1962
Description: Elevated view of a group of Vietnamese soldiers wearing berets hiking through a forest in Vietnam. The footpath they are on is bordered on one side by tree...
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Sea Swallow Militia on Canal

Date: 11 1961
Description: Sea Swallows, an anti-communist Vietnamese militia, begin an operation by boats on a canal in the vicinity of Van Dinh, Vietnam. Militia members hold guns ...
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Army Helicopter over Countryside

Date: 06 1962
Description: Aerial view of old U.S. Army model H-21 helicopter, assigned to help Vietnamese forces fight the Viet Cong in the mountain region of Vietnam. The patchwork...
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Vietnamese Rangers with Blindfolded Prisoner

Date: 05 1962
Description: Vietnamese Rangers escort a newly captured prisoner suspected of being Viet Cong down a gravel road in the vicinity of Bac Lien, Vietnam. The prisoner has ...
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Unloading of USS Samaritan

Date: 03 1945
Description: Elevated view looking down towards a group of men taking a wounded soldier down a ramp from the USS Samaritan to a waiting ambulance. Several milita...
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148th General Hospital

Date: 03 1945
Description: Three women getting water at a reservoir in the 148th General Hospital compound at Saipan. Several raised tents can be seen in the background.
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Soldiers at Vieques

Date: 1961
Description: Soldier in combat gear giving another a drink of water as treatment for symptoms of heat prostration at Vieques, Puerto Rico. A third soldier looks on in t...
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Navy Plane

Date: 08 15 1958
Description: Aerial view of a U.S. Navy plane scouting the borders of Lebanon.
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Perimeter East

Date: 1961
Description: Rear view of a soldier at a wall on the edge of the Vietnamese village of Binh Hung. A rifle and pack are hanging from a wooden post, and next to it is a s...
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Indian Villagers

Date: 1962
Description: View from water towards people along a shoreline in an Indian village. They are carrying food and water in baskets.
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Dead Viet Cong

Date: 1961
Description: Dead body of a Viet Cong soldier on display in the marketplace of the Tan Hung village. He was caught planting poisoned spikes in swamps. Vietnamese soldie...
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Wedding at Binh Hung

Date: 10 31 1961
Description: Tien Vinh Le on his wedding day in the village of Binh Hung, Vietnam. He wears a suit and tie, and holds a bouquet of flowers.
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Children Playing in Water at Binh Hung

Date: 1961
Description: View of the village of Binh Hung, Vietnam. Two small children play in the water among several thatched-roofed houses. Ducks are swimming in the water.

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