Vietnam War Collection (page 3)

VIETNAM WAR, 1967. American troops securing a landing zone on a mountain top in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Photograph, September 1967

ANTI-WAR PROTEST, 1971. Men and women at an anti-war protest in front of the Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 30 April 1971

JOHN KERRY (1943- ). American politician. Speaking on behalf of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, April 1971

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR. A man reading a booklet on conscientious objector beliefs. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 1965

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1965. An anti-Vietnam War protest in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photograph by Thomas O Halloran, August 1965

ARMY RECRUITS, 1967. A newly drafted U.S. Army recruit getting his head shaved at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 15 May 1967

ARMY RECRUITS, 1967. New draftees awaiting processing into the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina. Photograph by Warren K. Leffler, 15 May 1967

DRAFT LOTTERY, 1972. Director of the Selective Service System, Curtis Tarr, turning the drum containing draft numbers at the annual draft lottery in Washington, D.C

ANTI-DRAFT PROTEST, 1970. A young man burning his draft card at an anti-draft demonstration at the Selective Service System headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photograph, 19 March 1970

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1969. Protesters at a candlelight march led by Coretta Scott King, as part of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam. Photograph, 15 October 1969

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1969. Coretta Scott King leading a march to the White House as part of the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, 15 October 1969

VIETNAM, 1966. Teenage girls digging hillside shelters in Hanoi, North Vietnam. Photograph, 1966

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1967. A demonstration in support of the Vietnam War. Photograph by Matthew Black, 1967

VIETNAM WAR, 1968. Wounded servicemen arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Photograph by Warren Leffler, 1968

VIETNAM WAR PROTEST, 1968. An anti-Vietnam War protest in front of the White House, with signs in support of singer Eartha Kitt. Photograph by Warren Leffler, 1968

PRO-WAR DEMONSTRATION. Protesters with signs supporting American soldiers in Vietnam and advocating the bombing of Hanoi, gathered in response to a peace march to the United Nations Building in New

OPERATION BABYLIFT, 1975. Medical staff examining a refugee child upon his arrival at the San Francisco International Airport after being evacuated from South Vietnam as part of Operation Babylift

OPERATION BABYLIFT, 1975. Vietnamese refugee children en route to the United States after being evacuated from South Vietnam as part of Operation Babylift. Photograph, 5 April 1975

ROBERT McNAMARA (1916-2009). American businessman and public official. As U.S. Secretary of Defense, pointing to a map of Indochina at a press conference in Washington, D.C. 26 April 1965

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL. The statue of the Three Soldiers, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Photograph, 1996

VIETNAM VETERANs MEMORIAL. The Vietnam Womens Memorial, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Photograph, 1996

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Photograph, 1996

Flying Phantom Jet with missiles below wings, side view

Soldiers run to a HH-53C helicopter during an asualt on Koh Tang Island
May 15, 1975 - A Marine and Air Force pararescueman run for an Air Force HH-53C helicopter during an asualt on Koh Tang Island to rescue the U.S. Merchant ship Mayaguez and its crew

Soldiers descend the side of Hill 742, five miles northwest of Dak To, Vietnam
November 14-17, 1967 - Soldiers descend the side of Hill 742, located five miles northwest of Dak To, Vietnam

A B-66 Destroyer and F-105 Thunderchief aircraft bomb North Vietnam
June 14, 1966 - Flying under radar control with a B-66 Destroyer, Air Force F-105 Thunderchief pilots bomb a military target through low clouds over the southern panhandle of North Vietnam

Helicopter and soldier approaching target in Vietnam, circa 1965

An F-4J Phantom fighter aircraft flying over the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea - An F-4J Phantom fighter aircraft assigned to fighter squadron 103 (VF-103) from the attack aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60). circa 1970

Ex-USS Vincennes is towed out of San Diego Bay, California, by USS Kalmia, 1969
October 7, 1969 - Ex-USS Vincennes (CL-64) Is towed out of San Diego Bay, California, by USS Kalmia (ATA-184). Assisting are the harbor tugs Muskegon (YTB-763), alongside Vincennes

USS Turner Joy firing one of its Mark 42 gun mounts, Vietnam War, 1968
June 20, 1968 - USS Turner Joy (DD-951) firing one of its three 5/54 Mark 42 gun mounts (Mount 52) toward an enemy shore position in Vietnam

An A-4F Skyhawk on the steam catapult aboard USS Intrepid, Vietnam War, 1968
September 1968 - An A-4F Skyhawk attack plane is brought to the launching position on a steam catapult aboard USS Intrepid (CVS-11), during flight operations in the Gulf of Tonkin

An A-7 Corsair II flies toward targets in Vietnam, armed with bomb clusters, 1969
January 1969 - An A-7 Corsair II of Attack Squadron 37 (VA-37) flies toward targets in Vietnam. Hung in its wing racks are 250 pound bomb clusters

Men aboardUSS Ranger position a 2, 000 pound bomb under the wing of an A-1 Skyraider, 1965
March 1965 - In the South China Sea, men aboard USS Ranger position a 2, 000 pound bomb under the wing of an A-1 Skyraider

Refugees wait to board a ship in Haiphong, Vietnam, 1954
USS Montague lowers a ladder over the side to French landing ship to take refugees aboard. Haiphong, Vietnam, August 1954

USS Yorktown surrounded by her escorts while en route to the United States, 1967
July 24, 1967 - USS Yorktown (CVS-10) surrounded by her escorts while en route to the United States after her 1966 Western Pacific cruise

A crewman snaps a photo of USS Elokomin during refueling with USS Little Rock
November 1, 1969 - One of the cruisers crewmen aboard USS Little Rock (CLG-4) snaps a photograph of USS Elokomin (AO-55), as the two ships steam side by side during underway refueling in

An OV-10A Bronco reconnaissance aircraft of U. S. Navy awaits its next mission, Vietnam War
June 1969 - A North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco reconnaissance aircraft of U.S. Navy Light Attack Squadron Four (VAL-4) parked in a revetment at Binh Thuy Air Base, Republic of Vietnam

A UH-2 Seasprite helicopter lands aboard USS Coontz, 1969
July 1969 - The Landing Signal Officer aboard USS Coontz (DLG-9), signals to the pilot of a Kaman UH-2 Seasprite helicopter, as crewmen tie it to the ships landing deck

USS Washtenaw County moored in Subic Bay, Philippines
October 4, 1969 - USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166) moored in Subic Bay, Philippines

USS Ponchatoula prepares to refuel USS Coontz in the South China Sea, 1969
July 1969 - USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) prepares to refuel USS Coontz (DLG-9) in the South China Sea. Another guided missile frigate is pulling away in the distance. Photographed from on board USS Coontz

USS Rainier transfers ordnance to another ship while in the South China Sea, 1970
February 1970 - USS Rainier (AE-5) transfers ordnance to another Seventh Fleet ship while operating in the South China Sea

A landing craft beaches to unload troops during Operation Pony Express, 1961
May 1, 1961 - A landing craft from USS Magoffin (APA-199) beaches to unload U.S. Marines, British Commandos and Australian infantrymen during the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

U. S. Navy Seventh Fleet ships replenishing in the South China Sea
May 1969 - U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet ships replenishing in the South China Sea. Ships present are (from front to back): USS Wiltsie (DD-716); USS Tappahannock (AO-43); USS Oriskany (CVA-34)

F-105 Thunderchief planes pull up to a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, 1966
Three Air Force F-105 Thunderchief planes en route to bomb military targets in Vietnam pull up to a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, January 1966

Salvage ship USS Recovery (ARS-43) underway, 1969
November 5, 1969 - Salvage ship USS Recovery (ARS-43) underway

USS Stickell underway during operations in the Mediterranean Sea
December 28, 1960 - USS Stickell DDR-888) underway during operations in the Mediterranean Sea

USS Bostons triple gun turret fires on North Vietnamese targets, Operation Sea Dragon
September 1968 - The right and left guns of USS Bostons (CA-69) forward 8/55 caliber triple gun turret fires on North Vietnamese targets, during an Operation Sea Dragon bombardment

Two A-4C Skyhawk aircraft fly past anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge, 1964
August 12, 1964 - Two Douglas A-4C Skyhawk aircraft fly past anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) in the Western Pacific

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"The Vietnam War: A Glimpse into a Turbulent Era" In the midst of the Vietnam War, a relentless Search And Destroy mission was underway. The USS Randolph sailed through treacherous seas with two S2F airplanes perched on its catapults, ready for combat in 1962. Fast forward to 1966, and members of the esteemed 101st Airborne Division traversed rice fields, their boots sinking into the muddy terrain as they moved forward amidst uncertainty and danger. A poignant moment captured in time is seen in the close-up of statues adorning the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D. C. These solemn figures stand as a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice during this brutal conflict. The war itself was characterized by intense artillery barrages. In March 1967, an American artilleryman discarded spent shell casings from a powerful 105mm Howitzer amidst South Vietnam's central highlands – a testament to both destruction and resilience. Even far away from Vietnamese soil, echoes of war reverberated. At Colorado Springs' United States Air Force Academy, remnants of Vietnam War-era structures stood tall, serving as reminders of past battles fought by brave men and women. Amidst all this devastation lay symbols of hope. A flag fluttering against rows upon rows of flowers placed lovingly beside names etched onto the memorial wall brought solace to grieving hearts while honoring those lost forevermore. On the front lines, helicopters became lifelines for soldiers fighting an elusive enemy. These copters transported troops swiftly across hostile landscapes – their rotors slicing through air thick with tension and anticipation. As years passed and sentiments shifted towards peace, one soldier from the U. S. 61st Infantry Regiment wore religious medals alongside a peace symbol while carrying bullets strapped across his chest at Con Thiem in February 1970 – embodying conflicting emotions that plagued many during this tumultuous era.