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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

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

Artist (American, born New Zealand, born 1934)
Date1967
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print with applied pigment
Dimensions6 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Object number2021.0523
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
GI’s combat boots are lined up for maid call here at this U.S. camp near Pleiku, south Vietnam. The boots are lined up by Vietnamese maids who work for the GI’s and who clean and shine their footwear as one of their many duties, January 22, 1972
GI’s combat boots are lined up for maid call here at this U.S. camp near Pleiku, south Vietnam. The boots are lined up by Vietnamese maids who work for the GI’s and who clean and shine their footwear as one of their many duties, January 22, 1972
Don Davis
1972
Trussed and roped together bodies float down Mekong river in a cluster. News reports said more than 400 bodies counted, identified them as Vietnamese, and said they had been shot, April 1970
Trussed and roped together bodies float down Mekong river in a cluster. News reports said more than 400 bodies counted, identified them as Vietnamese, and said they had been shot, April 1970
Mark Godfrey
1970
Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne, right, in the field with Vietnamese troops, searching for two downed American fliers, September 1965
Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne, right, in the field with Vietnamese troops, searching for two downed American fliers, September 1965
1965
American GIs, wounded in old U.S. minefield explosion, dangle from rescue chopper arriving Khe Sanh as medics treat badly wounded GI on runway, February 1971
American GIs, wounded in old U.S. minefield explosion, dangle from rescue chopper arriving Khe Sanh as medics treat badly wounded GI on runway, February 1971
Vi Giac
1971
"I can't say I like the way Sergeant Smith is teaching the South Vietnamese to take over!"
"I can't say I like the way Sergeant Smith is teaching the South Vietnamese to take over!"
Alan Dunn
1968
Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government
Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk, burns himself to death on a Saigon street June 11th, 1963 to protest alleged persecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government
Malcolm Browne
1963
These are some of few survivors of detention area shooting in Takeo, Cambodia on April 18th, 1970 in which more than 100 Vietnamese were reported killed
These are some of few survivors of detention area shooting in Takeo, Cambodia on April 18th, 1970 in which more than 100 Vietnamese were reported killed
Mark Godfrey
1970
Adopts Second Vietnamese Child
Adopts Second Vietnamese Child
J. Walter Green
1975
South Vietnamese refugees continue to leave in a constant stream from areas near the embattled provincial capital of Xuan Loc on Sunday, April 14th, 1975 as government forces and Communist troops continue to battle
South Vietnamese refugees continue to leave in a constant stream from areas near the embattled provincial capital of Xuan Loc on Sunday, April 14th, 1975 as government forces and Communist troops continue to battle
Dong Duy
1975
Vietnamese Countryside As Seen Over An M-60 Machine Gun
Vietnamese Countryside As Seen Over An M-60 Machine Gun
Don Coughlin
1964
Untitled, U.S. Route 1
Untitled, U.S. Route 1
Berenice Abbott