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Army ‘Copter Pilot Eric (Crazy) Rairdon: “Suddenly I saw two bullet holes appear”
Army ‘Copter Pilot Eric (Crazy) Rairdon: “Suddenly I saw two bullet holes appear”

Army ‘Copter Pilot Eric (Crazy) Rairdon: “Suddenly I saw two bullet holes appear”

Artist (American, active 1960s)
DateAugust 1969
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumFerrotyped gelatin silver print with applied pigment
Dimensions9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Object number2021.0527
This Air Force photo, taken by Lieutenant Colonel Morgan R. Beamer of Salinas, California, in an RF-4C Phantom, shows the intense ground fire faced by United States pilots flying missions over North Vietnam.
This Air Force photo, taken by Lieutenant Colonel Morgan R. Beamer of Salinas, California, in an RF-4C Phantom, shows the intense ground fire faced by United States pilots flying missions over North Vietnam.
Morgan R. Beamer
1966
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
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
Peter Arnett
1967
Travel Power
Travel Power
Amando Doronila
1967
Victim of Phosphorus Bomb
Victim of Phosphorus Bomb
Mark Jury
1973
Army Lt. Gen. William R. Peers Gestured in Saigon
Army Lt. Gen. William R. Peers Gestured in Saigon
Charles J. Ryan
December 28, 1969
A Meal in Vietnam
A Meal in Vietnam
Peter Arnett
1970
A U.S. Marine loses his helmet as he ducks behind a tree as a second marine hugs the ground, his M16 rifle alert, after being fired upon by an undetermined number of North Vietnamese soldiers in the jungle southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam, the action took place near an enemy regimental base camp on April 22, 1969
A U.S. Marine loses his helmet as he ducks behind a tree as a second marine hugs the ground, his M16 rifle alert, after being fired upon by an undetermined number of North Vietnamese soldiers in the jungle southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam, the action took place near an enemy regimental base camp on April 22, 1969
Yvon Cornu
1969
Confiscating Enemy Ammunition
Confiscating Enemy Ammunition
Yvon Cornu
1969
The Other Victims
The Other Victims
Yvon Cornu
1969
Oath for Johnson on Air Force One
Oath for Johnson on Air Force One
Cecil Stoughton
1963, printed 1967
Tam Quanh, South Viet Nam
Tam Quanh, South Viet Nam
Steve Northup
February 1, 1966
Refugees Evacuated From Cambodian Combat Zone
Refugees Evacuated From Cambodian Combat Zone
Charles J. Ryan
May 1970