View of two American soliders in the fore as, behind them, a UH-1D Tactical Transport helicopter takes off after unloading troops during Operation White Wing, near Bong Son, Vietnam, February 19, 1966. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
The Vietnam War spawned many cultural references. Here is a glossary of terms, phrases, acronyms, slang, and more about the culture and battle.
catalog.archives.gov/id/17331456 Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity, 1944 - 1981 Photograph of the Mobile Riverine Force 9/26/1967
The Vietnam Slide Project collects old slides of photographs taken by veterans themselves.
Fifty years ago, in March 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines landed in South Vietnam, the first American combat troops on the ground in a conflict that had been building for decades.
From hidden traps to venomous snakes, the jungle was a dangerous place.
The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the Cold War.
A lot of the soldiers wrote graffiti on their helmets with inscriptions of their attitudes about where they were and why they were there. The military called it
I’ve collected over 150 different paintings and artwork depicting the Vietnam War. Most were obtained from Pinterest – I’ve included author names when available. If the author is unknown, then I&…
A student leans on his placard during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration at the US Embassy in London, England, 1969.
War dominated 30 years of Vietnam's history last century. The struggle that began with communists fighting French colonial power in the 1940s did not end
Nguyen Thi Hien, 19, head of the militia squad in Yen Vuc in Thanh Hoa Province, survived more than 800 airstrikes and was buried alive four times in B‑52 bomber attacks. 1966. Mai Nam/Patrick Chauvel Foundation
The Huey was the most reliable and tough aircraft in the Army inventory. I always loved flying the Huey. It was the rookies’ savior and the old guy’s dream ride. This chopper will go do…
TIME asked those who lived the war to select an image from the period that they found particularly significant. Here are their choices
US Marine in Hue holding an XM16E1 and with a handgun on his hip, 4 February 1968.
A twin-rotor helicopter and three single-rotor helicopters appear to be stacked atop one another during a supply airlift for support forces in Vietnam, March 22, 1971. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
A look at American soldiers at war in Vietnam, during the 1960s and 70s.
When speaking about the Vietnam War what image comes to mind first? Every war has some iconic machines that exceeded expectations. For the Vietnam War
From Malcolm Browne’s photograph of the burning monk to Nick Ut’s picture of a nine-year-old girl running from a napalm attack, the Associated Press’s Saigon bureau captured the realities and tragedies of the Vietnam war
The images show US riflemen charging toward Viet Cong positions while holding machine guns, wounded US Paratroopers and US Army helicopters providing support for ground troops
Tet Offensive, attacks staged by North Vietnamese forces beginning in the early hours of January 31, 1968, during the Vietnam War. The attacks were carried out by some 85,000 troops against five major South Vietnamese cities, dozens of military installations, and scores of towns and villages throughout South Vietnam.
A guide to the complex political and military issues involved in a war that would ultimately claim millions of lives.
One of these videos was posted on my Facebook site earlier in the week resulting in quite a few comments from vets and non-vets alike. The main reason for posting is two-fold: first, to…
An American flag flies above a base near Pleiku on April 19, 1971. This is the color version of one of the photos that won David Hume Kennerly the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature photography.
TIME asked those who lived the war to select an image from the period that they found particularly significant. Here are their choices
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam against the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States Armed Forces, and their allies.…
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I’ve collected over 150 different paintings and artwork depicting the Vietnam War. Most were obtained from Pinterest – I’ve included author names when available. If the author is unknown, then I&…
Do you get tired of the same old Vietnam war photos? Well don’t worry because we’ve got you covered with plenty of unseen pictures of what life was like for soldiers in Vietnam as well as their civilian counterparts in America.
Here are 12 Vietnam War photos from the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center that you won't see in most textbooks and history papers.
1968, Tan An, Delta, Vietnam --- An American 9th Division machine gunner swathed in bullet belts smokes a cigarette. --- Image by © Tim Page/CORBIS
War dominated 30 years of Vietnam's history last century. The struggle that began with communists fighting French colonial power in the 1940s did not end
I’ve collected over 150 different paintings and artwork depicting the Vietnam War. Most were obtained from Pinterest – I’ve included author names when available. If the author is unknown, then I&…
Two black men walk into a coffee shop, ask to use the restroom, and are denied. They sit down at a table, and within two minutes, the store manager calls ...
From the powerful "War/Photography" exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum.
AP-639763736542 U.S. Marines in a housing area near the Citadel in Hue, Vietnam, attack with the support of tanks during the Tet Offensive, Feb. 18, 1968. (AP Photo/Art Greenspon) www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Watchf-AP-I-VNM-APHS10401...
Communist troops captured Saigon on April 30, 1975, ending one of the most bitter conflicts ever to involve the United States.