Watching The War

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Watching The War: Mud-caked Vietnamese women and children passively watch United States and South Vietnamese soldiers during an operation in the Mekong Delta at a village suspected of being a Viet Cong strong-hold. They hid in mud bunkers until told to come out by soldiers, September 1967

Artist Peter Arnett (American, born New Zealand, born 1934)

Publisher Associated Press (AP) (American, founded 1846)

Date1967

ClassificationsPhotograph

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensions8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.

Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl

Object number2021.0521

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Market In A War

Peter Arnett

1969

$American and South Vietnamese units are beginning to work together more often — but some think the result is an even greater dependence on U.S. troops, with no gain in Vietnamese efficiency. The Vietnamese are unwilling to give up a fraction of their command. One U.S. adviser said recently: “All I do now is settle disputes between them (Vietnamese) and the Americans.” Shown here is a combined operation between Vietnamese Rangers and the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade on the edge of the Mekong Delta$