Anti-Aircraft Unit, North Vietnam

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Anti-Aircraft Unit, North Vietnam: A camouflaged, Russian-supplied anti-aircraft gun in Hatinh Province, North Vietnam. Used to guard major towns, these guns are usually mobile so that American bombers may be taken by surprise

Artist Richard Gott

Dateno date

ClassificationsPhotograph

MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print

Dimensions5 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.

Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl

Object number2021.0572

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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

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