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Photographers from the U.S. military documented the lives of American troops and their encounters with Vietnamese during the war. Hundreds of these photos are on file with the U.S. National Archives in Washington.
River patrol
A U.S. Navy river patrol boat crewman maintains vigilance at his .50-caliber machine gun during the boat's day-long patrol on the Go Cong River in Vietnam, January 1967.
Viet Cong prisoner
Staff Sgt. R.E. Steffy binds and blindfolds a Viet Cong prisoner in Van-Tuong, Vietnam, August 1965
Battle wounds
Members of the 501st Airborne Infantry discuss a battle east of Tam Ky, Vietnam, August 1969
Paratroop mission
South Vietnamese paratroopers jump from U.S. Air Force C-123 transports in an air assault against the Viet Cong in the Tay Ninh province, March 1963
Burning camp
A Viet Cong base camp burns as Pfc. Raymond Rumpa of St. Paul, Minnesota, walks away with his 45-pound 90mm rifle in My Tho, Vietnam, April 1968
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Vietnam War History
