Approx. 1,200 color transparencies (35mm) 1969-1970: almost all from northern quarter of what was then South Vietnam up to and including border with North Vietnam. Few "combat" photos but wide variety of other subjects showing what the country looked like at that time, including graphic images of the effect of the war.
Photos from both in the air and on the ground show the great scenic beauty of the land; others juxtapose western technology with Asian society. Also: A variety of military equipment in use; U.S. and ARVN troops, military ceremonies, even the Bob Hope Christmas show.
BORDER: Large North Vietnamese flag, surrounded by shell and bomb craters, just north of the North-South border; photos from Army spotter aircraft that was actually over North Vietnamese territory at the time.
AERIAL: Many photos from fixed wing and helicopter aircraft of rice paddies, military bases, villages, larger towns.
MONSOON: Effects of the monsoon season; photos from a helicopter patrol just before the onset of the monsoon.
PEOPLE/FACES: Ranging from village elders in traditional garb to Vietnamese cub scouts, self-defense forces, South Vietnamese troops, American generals, U.S. troops.
DEVASTATION: A South Vietnamese village only hours after a Viet Cong attack; villagers try to cope amid still-burning rubble of their homes.
U.S.-VIETNAMESE INTERACTION: Military ceremonies at which equipment is being turned over to South Vietnamese; extensive coverage of arrival and distribution of U.S.-funded, Japanese-built power tillers to replace water buffalo killed in the war.
RAILROAD: A trip on the train between Da Nang and Hue: passengers; views from the train, including blown-up bridges and destroyed stations en route; photos from the cab of the U.S.-built diesel locomotive.
SCENICS: Fishing boats on mirror-like lakes; sunrise/sunset; American aircraft returning at sunset; the road over the Hai Van pass, etc.
FIRE BASES: American and Vietnamese artillery outposts; living conditions (for instance a Vietnamese soldier getting his hair cut).
AND MANY OTHER SUBJECTS ....
(Also photos of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the N.C. Vietnam Memorial on the grounds of the state Capitol in Raleigh.)
For thumbnails of Vietnam images from 1969-1970, click here.
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