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A line of South Vietnamese armored personnel carriers move troops down a highway during a search operation in the Takeo area, 45 miles South of Phnom Penh on November 16, 1970
A line of South Vietnamese armored personnel carriers move troops down a highway during a search operation in the Takeo area, 45 miles South of Phnom Penh on November 16, 1970
A line of South Vietnamese armored personnel carriers move troops down a highway during a search operation in the Takeo area, 45 miles South of Phnom Penh on November 16, 1970

A line of South Vietnamese armored personnel carriers move troops down a highway during a search operation in the Takeo area, 45 miles South of Phnom Penh on November 16, 1970

Maker
Date11/16/1970
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print with applied pigment
Dimensions5(?) x 9(?) inches
Credit LineGift of Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
Collections
Object number2024.275
Status
Not on view
The biggest operation of the Vietnam War, Operation Attleboro, ended in War Zone C. The 43-day operation was fought in the jungle and brush country of Tay Ninh Province, 45 to 65 miles northwest of Saigon, South Vietnam. Troops of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Division, slogged through the mud near the Cambodian border, November 25, 1966
The biggest operation of the Vietnam War, Operation Attleboro, ended in War Zone C. The 43-day operation was fought in the jungle and brush country of Tay Ninh Province, 45 to 65 miles northwest of Saigon, South Vietnam. Troops of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Division, slogged through the mud near the Cambodian border, November 25, 1966
Unknown Artist
11/25/1966
Flushed From The Swamp: South Vietnamese soldiers bind a Vietcong guerrilla preparatory to questioning after he was flushed from a Mekong River Delta swamp 120 miles southwest of Saigon on August 17, 1966. Troops of the 9th division, borne by U.S. Helicopters, were on a search and destroy operation when they located some guerrillas who were trying to hide their weapons in the swamp
Flushed From The Swamp: South Vietnamese soldiers bind a Vietcong guerrilla preparatory to questioning after he was flushed from a Mekong River Delta swamp 120 miles southwest of Saigon on August 17, 1966. Troops of the 9th division, borne by U.S. Helicopters, were on a search and destroy operation when they located some guerrillas who were trying to hide their weapons in the swamp
Dang Van Phuoc
8/17/1966
A South Vietnamese soldier walks down the main street of Tonle Bet, Cambodia, June 1st, 1970, shortly after the area was heavily damaged during fighting between Cambodian troops and Viet Cong/North Vietnamese forces
A South Vietnamese soldier walks down the main street of Tonle Bet, Cambodia, June 1st, 1970, shortly after the area was heavily damaged during fighting between Cambodian troops and Viet Cong/North Vietnamese forces
Henri Huet
6/1/1970
Refugees Flee From North Vietnamese: Scores of refugees pour out of the Tri Tam district town of Khiem Hanh on Thursday, March 13th, 1975, southward to South Vietnamese government lines. The town, 40 miles, northwest of Saigon, was overrun by North Vietnamese on Wednesday
Refugees Flee From North Vietnamese: Scores of refugees pour out of the Tri Tam district town of Khiem Hanh on Thursday, March 13th, 1975, southward to South Vietnamese government lines. The town, 40 miles, northwest of Saigon, was overrun by North Vietnamese on Wednesday
Dang Van Phuoc
3/13/1975
Farewell Appearance: Under the watchful gaze of South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, left, Vice President Spiro Agnew shakes hands with Air Force Captain Palmer G. Arnold of Roswell, New Mexico, Agnew handed out medals to U.S. and South Vietnamese servicemen Friday before departing Saigon for an unscheduled stopover in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Captain Arnold received the silver star, August 28, 1970
Farewell Appearance: Under the watchful gaze of South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky, left, Vice President Spiro Agnew shakes hands with Air Force Captain Palmer G. Arnold of Roswell, New Mexico, Agnew handed out medals to U.S. and South Vietnamese servicemen Friday before departing Saigon for an unscheduled stopover in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Captain Arnold received the silver star, August 28, 1970
Rick Merron
8/28/1970
Determined Trooper: A Cambodian soldier grimaces as he prepares to fire a rocket into a suspected Viet Cong position in the Cambodian town of Saang recently. Thousands of South Vietnamese troops, with American advisor and air and artillery support, pushed into Cambodia Wednesday against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. The offensive marked a drastic change in White House policy, since up to now, the White House had barred American advisors and planes from crossing the border of offensive missions, April 1970
Determined Trooper: A Cambodian soldier grimaces as he prepares to fire a rocket into a suspected Viet Cong position in the Cambodian town of Saang recently. Thousands of South Vietnamese troops, with American advisor and air and artillery support, pushed into Cambodia Wednesday against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. The offensive marked a drastic change in White House policy, since up to now, the White House had barred American advisors and planes from crossing the border of offensive missions, April 1970
Mark Godfrey
4/1/1970
Checking Captured Gun: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, right, and Prime Minister Tran Thien Khiem, left of gun, look over a captured 51-caliber anti-aircraft gun at Firebase Nguyen Hue, South Vietnam. The gun was captured by South Vietnamese troops operating in Laos. The firebase is located west of Khe Sanh near the Laotian border, February 1971
Checking Captured Gun: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, right, and Prime Minister Tran Thien Khiem, left of gun, look over a captured 51-caliber anti-aircraft gun at Firebase Nguyen Hue, South Vietnam. The gun was captured by South Vietnamese troops operating in Laos. The firebase is located west of Khe Sanh near the Laotian border, February 1971
Nick Ut
2/1/1971
Time Off: their hammocks lung in a pagoda here, these Vietnamese soldiers relax, August 3rd, during their search and destroy mission around this town. The Vietnamese met only minor resistance during their operation, August 10, 1970
Time Off: their hammocks lung in a pagoda here, these Vietnamese soldiers relax, August 3rd, during their search and destroy mission around this town. The Vietnamese met only minor resistance during their operation, August 10, 1970
Dieter Ludwig
8/10/1970
Phnom Penh Wreckage: Workers search through the wreckage of Cambodian air force helicopters and planes in the wake of an early morning raid by Vietcong on the Phnom Penh airport in Cambodia, January 22, 1971
Phnom Penh Wreckage: Workers search through the wreckage of Cambodian air force helicopters and planes in the wake of an early morning raid by Vietcong on the Phnom Penh airport in Cambodia, January 22, 1971
Nick Ut
1/22/1971
Bound For The Laos Front: Laotian government troops and their artillery weapons speed over a dusty road on the way north toward the royal capital of Luang Prabang. They were part of a mass movement toward the front lines to face Communist-backed rebel troops threatening the area in the current civil war, January 1961
Bound For The Laos Front: Laotian government troops and their artillery weapons speed over a dusty road on the way north toward the royal capital of Luang Prabang. They were part of a mass movement toward the front lines to face Communist-backed rebel troops threatening the area in the current civil war, January 1961
Fred Waters
1/1/1961
Playing The War Game: these are some of the young Pathet Lao soldiers who recently rallied to the Vientiane government in Khammuonne Province, Nong Leng, Laos, during a revolt against their Vietnamese advisers and troops. They had lived under North Vietnamese control since 1960, October 31, 1972
Playing The War Game: these are some of the young Pathet Lao soldiers who recently rallied to the Vientiane government in Khammuonne Province, Nong Leng, Laos, during a revolt against their Vietnamese advisers and troops. They had lived under North Vietnamese control since 1960, October 31, 1972
Unknown Artist
10/31/1972
Lineup For Long Ride: passing Vietnamese views American troops resting in shade of mothballed Marine helicopters at dock area of Da Nang. Craft belong to Marine Air Group-16, first deployed in Vietnam in 1962, this is moving to Hawaii and California, May 29, 1971
Lineup For Long Ride: passing Vietnamese views American troops resting in shade of mothballed Marine helicopters at dock area of Da Nang. Craft belong to Marine Air Group-16, first deployed in Vietnam in 1962, this is moving to Hawaii and California, May 29, 1971
John T. Wheeler
5/29/1971