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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
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

Attributed to
Attributed to (American, 1941 - 2018)
Date4/1/1970
MediumVintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Dimensions6-5/8 x 8-1/8 inches
Credit LineGift of Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
Collections
Object number2024.296
Status
Not on view
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
Thatched Hut of the Viet Cong Type in Cambodia: Cambodian military officials and a newsman inspect a thatched hut in Cambodia just a short distance from the South Vietnamese border. The hut was one of the structures discovered in what was believed to be a Vietcong campsite in Cambodia, November 18, 1967
Thatched Hut of the Viet Cong Type in Cambodia: Cambodian military officials and a newsman inspect a thatched hut in Cambodia just a short distance from the South Vietnamese border. The hut was one of the structures discovered in what was believed to be a Vietcong campsite in Cambodia, November 18, 1967
Horst Faas
11/18/1967
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
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
The picture of resignation: A Vietnamese girl sifts through the rubble of her destroyed home in the town of Duc Duc in the northern part of South Vietnam. The town has been reduced to a pile of rubble in recent weeks by off-and-on attacks by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. Most of the inhabitants have fled but a few remain to try to salvage what they can, August 1974
The picture of resignation: A Vietnamese girl sifts through the rubble of her destroyed home in the town of Duc Duc in the northern part of South Vietnam. The town has been reduced to a pile of rubble in recent weeks by off-and-on attacks by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. Most of the inhabitants have fled but a few remain to try to salvage what they can, August 1974
Unknown Artist
8/1/1974
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
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
Ghislain Bellorget
11/16/1970
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
Flag draped coffins of eight American Servicemen killed in attacks on U.S. Military Installations in South Viet Nam, on February 7, are placed in transport plane at Saigon, February 9, 1965 for return flight to the United States. Funeral services were held at the Saigon Airport with U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and Vietnamese officials attending
Flag draped coffins of eight American Servicemen killed in attacks on U.S. Military Installations in South Viet Nam, on February 7, are placed in transport plane at Saigon, February 9, 1965 for return flight to the United States. Funeral services were held at the Saigon Airport with U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and Vietnamese officials attending
Unknown Artist
2/9/1965
A little girl, known only as Thanh, sits on her hospital cot in a ward of a hospital at Quang Tri, South Vietnam. A Viet Cong mortar, fired into her house on the outskirts of the city, killed her parents and wounded her two sisters. She lost part of her forearm, but walked unaided to the hospital for treatment
A little girl, known only as Thanh, sits on her hospital cot in a ward of a hospital at Quang Tri, South Vietnam. A Viet Cong mortar, fired into her house on the outskirts of the city, killed her parents and wounded her two sisters. She lost part of her forearm, but walked unaided to the hospital for treatment
Unknown Artist
1967
As Red China pictures Viet Cong: Red China’s New China news agency, which radioed this picture to Tokyo for release there, describes it as liberation militiamen, Viet Cong, discussing attack plans before staging an operation at an unspecified place in South Viet Nam, November 1965
As Red China pictures Viet Cong: Red China’s New China news agency, which radioed this picture to Tokyo for release there, describes it as liberation militiamen, Viet Cong, discussing attack plans before staging an operation at an unspecified place in South Viet Nam, November 1965
Unknown Artist
11/1/1965