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U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops move through the

U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops move through the

U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops move through the grounds of the Imperial Palace in the old citadel area of Hue, Vietnam, Feb. 26, 1968, after seizing it from Communist hands. The heavy damage was the result ... More

Crewmen salute after raising the national ensign aboard the guided missile cruiser USS HUE CITY (CG-66) during the ship's commissioning ceremony. The HUE CITY is the first U.S. Navy warship to be named after a battle fought during the Vietnam War and honors those Marines, soldiers and sailors who fought to retake the old imperial city of Hue from invading forces during the 1968 Tet Offensive

Crewmen salute after raising the national ensign aboard the guided mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi(MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Russ Clayton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

At the US Air Force (USAF) 377Th Security Police Squadron (SPS) reunion, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Keith Harris, 377th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Commander, introduces a military working dog demonstration to the 36-year reuion group. Personnel from the 377th SPS fought-off Communist Forces who infiltrated Tan Son Nhut Air Base (AB), Vietnam (VNM) during the Tet Offensive of 1968

At the US Air Force (USAF) 377Th Security Police Squadron (SPS) reunio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFMC Scene Camera Operator: CI... More

A band of bagpipers play traditional music before the

A band of bagpipers play traditional music before the

A band of bagpipers play traditional music before the start of the re-dedication ceremony of the “The PFC Neil William Weintraub Memorial Bridge,” in Bensalem, Pa., Nov. 14, 2015. The ceremony was held to remem... More

Vietnam vet honors fallen Army Reserve Soldiers from Gulf War

Vietnam vet honors fallen Army Reserve Soldiers from Gulf War

Don Clayton, Vietnam veteran and ride captain with the Patriot Guard Riders, visits the 14th Quartermaster Detachment memorial in Greensburg, Pa., prior to the memorial ceremony held Feb. 25 at the Greensburg A... More

Gary “Flint” Purcell, a former specialist and grenadier

Gary “Flint” Purcell, a former specialist and grenadier

Gary “Flint” Purcell, a former specialist and grenadier with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment “Currahee,” 101st Airborne Division, listens to stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen b... More

Retired New York Army National Guard Maj. Patrick Chaisson,

Retired New York Army National Guard Maj. Patrick Chaisson,

Retired New York Army National Guard Maj. Patrick Chaisson, now an author and historian, gives a presentation on the combat service of the New York Air National Guard in the Vietnam War at the New York State Mi... More

A UH-1E Gunship pulls out of a rocket and strafing

A UH-1E Gunship pulls out of a rocket and strafing

A UH-1E Gunship pulls out of a rocket and strafing attack on a Viet Cong position near Cao Lanh in the Mekong Delta, Jan. 22, 1969. Large craters caused by air and artillery strikes brought in on the area can b... More

The Recruiting Station Harrisburg Marine Corps Color

The Recruiting Station Harrisburg Marine Corps Color

The Recruiting Station Harrisburg Marine Corps Color Guard present the colors during the start of the re-dedication ceremony of “The PFC Neil William Weintraub Memorial Bridge,” in Bensalem, Pa., Nov. 14, 2015.... More

Al Thompson, a former specialist and medic with 3rd

Al Thompson, a former specialist and medic with 3rd

Al Thompson, a former specialist and medic with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, listens to stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from the Vietnam... More

Retired New York Army National Guard Maj. Patrick Chaisson,

Retired New York Army National Guard Maj. Patrick Chaisson,

Retired New York Army National Guard Maj. Patrick Chaisson, now an author and historian, gives a presentation on the combat service of the New York Air National Guard in the Vietnam War at the New York State Mi... More

New York Air National Guard 136th Tactical Fighter

New York Air National Guard 136th Tactical Fighter

New York Air National Guard 136th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-100s, part of the 107th Tactical Fighter Group in Niagara Falls, N.Y. in this undated photo. The squadron served in Vietnam from May 1968 to April 1... More

Pennsylvania State Senator Tommy Tomlinson speaks to

Pennsylvania State Senator Tommy Tomlinson speaks to

Pennsylvania State Senator Tommy Tomlinson speaks to a crowd of more than 250 family, friends, and community members that attended the re-dedication ceremony of “The PFC Neil William Weintraub Memorial Bridge,”... More

Gale “Caje” Shire, a former sergeant and team leader

Gale “Caje” Shire, a former sergeant and team leader

Gale “Caje” Shire, a former sergeant and team leader with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, listens to stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from t... More

New York Air National Guard 136th Tactical Fighter

New York Air National Guard 136th Tactical Fighter

New York Air National Guard 136th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-100s, now in camouflage paint, return to Niagara Falls, N.Y. from deployment to Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam in late May 1969. The squadron, part... More

An U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies

An U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies

An U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies past the re-dedication ceremony of ‘The PFC Neil William Weintraub Memorial Bridge,’ in Bensalem, Pa., Nov. 14, 2015. The ceremony was held to remember PFC Nei... More

James Gallardro, a former specialist and infantryman

James Gallardro, a former specialist and infantryman

James Gallardro, a former specialist and infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, listens to stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from t... More

The bronze plaque honoring Private First Class Neil

The bronze plaque honoring Private First Class Neil

The bronze plaque honoring Private First Class Neil Weintraub rests on the side of The PFC Neil William Weintraub Memorial Bridge where it is mounted. The bridge was re-dedicated to Weintraub on Nov. 14, in Ben... More

Paul Clement, a former sergeant with 3rd Battalion,

Paul Clement, a former sergeant with 3rd Battalion,

Paul Clement, a former sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, listens to stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from the Vietnam War, Feb. ... More

Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader

Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader

Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, tells stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from the Vie... More

James Gallardo, a former specialist and infantryman

James Gallardo, a former specialist and infantryman

James Gallardo, a former specialist and infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, listens to stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from th... More

Edgar “Jay” Eckhart, a former specialist and infantryman

Edgar “Jay” Eckhart, a former specialist and infantryman

Edgar “Jay” Eckhart, a former specialist and infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, tells stories from 50 years ago as his group meets to honor fallen brothers from th... More

Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader

Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader

Edward Bassista, a former sergeant and squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The... More

The “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry

The “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry

The “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Veterans of the battalion visit the memorial... More

Mementos left by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion,

Mementos left by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion,

Mementos left by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, lay on panel 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Veterans of th... More

Gale “Caje” Shire (right), leans in to hug Lou “Louie”

Gale “Caje” Shire (right), leans in to hug Lou “Louie”

Gale “Caje” Shire (right), leans in to hug Lou “Louie” Oswald, both former Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018... More

“Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry

“Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry

“Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Veterans of the battalion visit the memorial ann... More

Andy Lovy, or “Doc Lovy” (left), a former battalion

Andy Lovy, or “Doc Lovy” (left), a former battalion

Andy Lovy, or “Doc Lovy” (left), a former battalion surgeon, and Al Thompson, a former medic with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, pose for a group photo during their visit the V... More

The “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry

The “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry

The “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, pose for a group photo during their visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Veterans... More

Gale Shire, a former sergeant and team leader with

Gale Shire, a former sergeant and team leader with

Gale Shire, a former sergeant and team leader with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The “Curr... More

John Matkin, a former team leader with 3rd Battalion,

John Matkin, a former team leader with 3rd Battalion,

John Matkin, a former team leader with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The “Currahee Brother... More

James Gallardo, a former specialist and infantryman

James Gallardo, a former specialist and infantryman

James Gallardo, a former specialist and infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, stands in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The... More

Mementos left by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion,

Mementos left by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion,

Mementos left by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, lay on panel 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Veterans of th... More

The “Currahee Brothers” bring a replica guidon from

The “Currahee Brothers” bring a replica guidon from

The “Currahee Brothers” bring a replica guidon from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during their annual visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C... More

A photograph signed by the “Currahee Brothers” from

A photograph signed by the “Currahee Brothers” from

A photograph signed by the “Currahee Brothers” from 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, lays on panel 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Feb. 19, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Veteran... More

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Gale “Caje” Shire (left), a former

180219-A-HL390-0237 Gale “Caje” Shire (left), a former

180219-A-HL390-0237 Gale “Caje” Shire (left), a former Soldier with 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, leads an impromptu receiving line of handshakes in front of the Vietnam Veter... More

Black smoke covers areas of the capital city and fire trucks rush to the scenes of fires set during attacks by the Viet - NARA - 541874

Black smoke covers areas of the capital city and fire trucks rush to t...

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With fear and apprehension showing on their faces, and at the urging of South Vietnamese troops, women and children load - NARA - 541844

With fear and apprehension showing on their faces, and at the urging o...

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Youthful hard-core Viet Cong, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on the capital city - NARA - 541867

Youthful hard-core Viet Cong, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation fo...

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Brigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Police Director General, before he was wounded in trying to assault a VC position near the radio station

Brigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Police Director General, before he...

Brigadier general Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Police Director General, before he was wounded in trying to assault a VC position near the radio station.

From right to left, Nguyễn Văn Là, Trần Thanh Phong, Lữ Lan, Dư Quốc Đống, Trần Văn Minh and Ngô Dzu

From right to left, Nguyễn Văn Là, Trần Thanh Phong, Lữ Lan, Dư Quốc Đ...

From right to left, Nguyễn Văn Là, Trần Thanh Phong, Lữ Lan, Dư Quốc Đống, Trần Văn Minh and Ngô Dzu.

General Cao Van Vien decorating Colonel Tran Van Hai, Ranger Commander

General Cao Van Vien decorating Colonel Tran Van Hai, Ranger Commander

General Cao Van Vien decorating Colonel Tran Van Hai, Ranger Commander.

Major general Trần Thanh Phong inspects the troops in Gia Định (25 May 1968)

Major general Trần Thanh Phong inspects the troops in Gia Định (25 May...

Major general Trần Thanh Phong inspects the troops in Gia Định (25 May 1968).

Lieutenant general Hoàng Xuân Lãm, I Corps Commander

Lieutenant general Hoàng Xuân Lãm, I Corps Commander

Lieutenant general Hoàng Xuân Lãm, I Corps Commander.

Major General Nguyễn Văn Là, Deputy Chief of the Joint General Staff, decorating LTC Đào Bá Phước, Commander of the Fifth Ranger Group

Major General Nguyễn Văn Là, Deputy Chief of the Joint General Staff, ...

Major General Nguyễn Văn Là, Deputy Chief of the Joint General Staff, decorating LTC Đào Bá Phước, Commander of the Fifth Ranger Group.

Phuoc Duc Private High School, Tet Offensive 1968

Phuoc Duc Private High School, Tet Offensive 1968

Hole opened in a wall of Phuoc Duc Private High School by a rocket launched by mistake from an armed helicopter.

Premier Nguyễn Văn Lộc is shown here inspecting a battle area near the 'Y' bridge

Premier Nguyễn Văn Lộc is shown here inspecting a battle area near the...

Premier Nguyễn Văn Lộc is shown here inspecting a battle area near the 'Y' bridge.

Saigon Mayor Văn Văn Của in Cholon

Saigon Mayor Văn Văn Của in Cholon

Saigon Mayor Văn Văn Của in Cholon just before he was wounded on 3 June 1968.

ARVN Rangers defend Saigon, Tet Offensive

ARVN Rangers defend Saigon, Tet Offensive

ARVN Rangers defend Saigon during the Tet Offensive.

Tet Offensive Preparation

Tet Offensive Preparation

Women's Special Forces Division 6 studies maps of District 7, Saigon, during the Tet Offensive.

T4 Vietcong Tet Offensive

T4 Vietcong Tet Offensive

Viet Cong Saigon - Gia Dinh (T4) before the departure time to participate in Tet 1968 campaign.

Viet Cong Sworn In - A group of men standing next to each other

Viet Cong Sworn In - A group of men standing next to each other

People's Liberation Armed Forces Special Forces are sworn in before the General Offensive, General Uprising, Tet Offensive.

Dead VC near Long Binh, February 1968

Dead VC near Long Binh, February 1968

Two enemy soldiers lie dead in foreground after an assault on the II Field Forces complex, Long Binh, South Vietnam. APC from 9th Infantry Division (Mechanized) prepare to move out to sweep the area. Long Binh... More

9th Infantry Division soldiers police the battlefield near Long Binh Post, February 1968

9th Infantry Division soldiers police the battlefield near Long Binh P...

Members of the 9th Infantry Division (Mechanized) survey the dead Viet Cong soldiers and weapons after the assault on the II Field Forces complex at the Long Binh Post.

F-100 destroyed at Bien Hoa, February 1968

F-100 destroyed at Bien Hoa, February 1968

An F-100 Super Sabre belonging to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wings, destroyed after Viet Cong mortar fire hit a 15,000 gallon fuel truck parked near-by at Bien Hoa Air Base during the Tet Offensive

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DMZ1

From Captain Moyars S. Shore II, The Battle for Khe Sanh. Washington DC: US Marine Corps Historical Branch, 1969.

Cholon after Tet Offensive operations 1968

Cholon after Tet Offensive operations 1968

Civilians sort through the ruins of their homes in Cholon, the heavily damaged Chinese section of Saigon

US military personnel walk through Cholon after the Tet Offensive

US military personnel walk through Cholon after the Tet Offensive

US military personnel walk through Cholon after the Tet Offensive US Navy photo 1130136

Gate of RVNN Headquarters after Tet Offensive attack

Gate of RVNN Headquarters after Tet Offensive attack

Gate of RVNN Headquarters after Tet Offensive attack

View of destroyed buildings in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

View of destroyed buildings in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

View of destroyed buildings in Cholon after the Tet Offensive NARA 428-GX-747-1130129

Pontoon Bridge over the Perfume River, Hue, 1968

Pontoon Bridge over the Perfume River, Hue, 1968

Pontoon bridge over the Perfume River in Hué, 1968 pending the reconstruction of the Trường-tiền Bridge, blown-up by the invading communists during the Tet 1968 Offensive

A barbed wire barricade on the side of a street in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

A barbed wire barricade on the side of a street in Cholon after the Te...

A barbed wire barricade on the side of a street in Cholon after the Tet Offensive NARA 428-GX-747-1130130

Arvn 2

Arvn 2

ARVN Rangers moving through western Cholon, Saigon, 10 May 1968

K-44516 U.S. Army Military Police

K-44516 U.S. Army Military Police

U.S. Army Military Police search Vietnamese suspected of being Viet Cong after they were caught in a U.S. Army Vehicle during the Viet Cong attack on the Saigon Area, Republic of Vietnam. February 1968.

Kh Sh 9 Colkey

Kh Sh 9 Colkey

Map of area surrounding Khe Sanh during the Tet Offensive modified to include color and explanation of map symbols

Civilianstet 1968

Civilianstet 1968

Original caption: A girl, holding a small child, stands in the ruins of their home after a Viet Cong attack. Saigon.

Cable repair, Cholon, February 1968

Cable repair, Cholon, February 1968

Members of the 40th Signal Battalion, repair cables damaged during Viet Cong attacks in the Cholon, Saigon.

Debris in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

Debris in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

Debris in Cholon after the Tet Offensive US Navy photo 1130131

Destroyed buildings in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

Destroyed buildings in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

Destroyed buildings in Cholon after the Tet Offensive US Navy photo 1130156

Burnt out building in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

Burnt out building in Cholon after the Tet Offensive

Burnt out building in Cholon after the Tet Offensive US Navy photo 1130132

NARA photo 111-CCV-611-CC67257

NARA photo 111-CCV-611-CC67257

Armored vehicles from Battery B, 5th Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, providing support for the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, park behind the grandstands at the Phu Tho Race Track near Cholon

MP checks ID at 3rd Field Hospital

MP checks ID at 3rd Field Hospital

SP4 Norm W. Singleton, military policeman, 89th MP Group, checks a Vietnamese hospital employee's identification papers at the front entrance to the Third Field Hospital, located just outside the main entrance... More

Tet Offensive 1968 - Public domain geographic map