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GI’s of the U.S. First Cavalry division help a comrade who fell about 20 feet from helicopter as it was leaving Firebase Bronco about 17 miles inside Cambodia, north of the Fish Hook area on June 25th, 1970. As the helicopter was loading the men, the base came under enemy mortar attack and in the rush to get away several men fell
GI’s of the U.S. First Cavalry division help a comrade who fell about 20 feet from helicopter as it was leaving Firebase Bronco about 17 miles inside Cambodia, north of the Fish Hook area on June 25th, 1970. As the helicopter was loading the men, the base came under enemy mortar attack and in the rush to get away several men fell

GI’s of the U.S. First Cavalry division help a comrade who fell about 20 feet from helicopter as it was leaving Firebase Bronco about 17 miles inside Cambodia, north of the Fish Hook area on June 25th, 1970. As the helicopter was loading the men, the base came under enemy mortar attack and in the rush to get away several men fell

Artist (American)
Publisher (American, founded 1846)
Date1970
ClassificationsPhotograph
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions7 1/4 x 9 in.
Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl
Object number2021.0565
A GI smiles as he waits for helicopter lift to pull his unit out of Fire Support Base Speer, six miles inside the Cambodian border, northeast of the Fishhook, 1970
A GI smiles as he waits for helicopter lift to pull his unit out of Fire Support Base Speer, six miles inside the Cambodian border, northeast of the Fishhook, 1970
Mark Godfrey
1970
Firebase Bronco Under Attack
Firebase Bronco Under Attack
Mark Godfrey
1970
Vernon Evans and family of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana. Leaving the grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington. Expects to arrive at Yakima in time for hop picking. Makes about two hundred miles a day in Model T Ford. Live in tent
Vernon Evans and family of Lemmon, South Dakota, near Missoula, Montana. Leaving the grasshopper-ridden and drought-stricken area for a new start in Oregon or Washington. Expects to arrive at Yakima in time for hop picking. Makes about two hundred miles a day in Model T Ford. Live in tent
Arthur Rothstein
July 1936
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
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
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
No caption (GI's in bamboo huts)
No caption (GI's in bamboo huts)
Alan Dunn
1943
Chow time for NVA regular who was detained by the 1st Air Cavalry Division’s Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry while conducting search and destroy missions during the Cav’s Operation Pershing
Chow time for NVA regular who was detained by the 1st Air Cavalry Division’s Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry while conducting search and destroy missions during the Cav’s Operation Pershing
Carlos Aguirre
1967
No caption (helicopters and zeppelins, woman looking out of window)
No caption (helicopters and zeppelins, woman looking out of window)
Alan Dunn
1944
They Turned Away From Where He Fell
They Turned Away From Where He Fell
Richard Florsheim
1940
#41 And so angry was she, she fell down in a fit.
#41 And so angry was she, she fell down in a fit.
Constantin Alajálov
1943
No caption (helicopter over picnic remains)
No caption (helicopter over picnic remains)
Alan Dunn
1946