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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

Associated Press correspondent Malcolm Browne, right, in the field with Vietnamese troops, searching for two downed American fliers, September 1965

Date1965
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Dimensions6 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Object number2021.0534
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
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
Vietnam Troops On Patrol: A Republic of Vietnam Army commander uses a portable radio to keep in contact with his unit outside the village. The unit is constantly on patrol to hunt down Viet Cong rebels
Vietnam Troops On Patrol: A Republic of Vietnam Army commander uses a portable radio to keep in contact with his unit outside the village. The unit is constantly on patrol to hunt down Viet Cong rebels
Al Chang
1962
Vietnamese Countryside As Seen Over An M-60 Machine Gun
Vietnamese Countryside As Seen Over An M-60 Machine Gun
Don Coughlin
1964
Kate, nude, laying in a grassy field, USA
Kate, nude, laying in a grassy field, USA
Leonard Freed
2002
Entertaining the Troops
Entertaining the Troops
Dmitri Baltermants
1941 - 1945, printed 2003
Fascist graveyard for Rumanian troops
Fascist graveyard for Rumanian troops
Dmitri Baltermants
printed 2003
Troops on the move in three-man motorcycle sidecars (commanded by Battalion Commisar E. Khaimov)
Troops on the move in three-man motorcycle sidecars (commanded by Battalion Commisar E. Khaimov)
Dmitri Baltermants
printed 2003
Two soldiers with a crying husband, wife and children.
Two soldiers with a crying husband, wife and children.
James Cameron
1966
Two women hold scarves over their heads, one crying, one balancing a baby on her torso.
Two women hold scarves over their heads, one crying, one balancing a baby on her torso.
James Cameron
1966
Army ‘Copter Pilot Eric (Crazy) Rairdon: “Suddenly I saw two bullet holes appear,” August 1969
Army ‘Copter Pilot Eric (Crazy) Rairdon: “Suddenly I saw two bullet holes appear,” August 1969
Tom Barlet
1969
Two grain silos, likely the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Two grain silos, likely the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Paul Almásy
1959