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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
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

Maker (American, 1927 - 2013)
Date1/1/1961
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
Dimensions5(?) x 9(?) inches
Credit LineGift of Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
Collections
Object number2024.311
Status
Not on view
Time Out For Volley Ball: Laotian soldiers of an artillery position near Pak Suong, North of Luang Prabang in Laos play volley ball while their 155 and 105mm guns rest at base in background and foreground. The guns are used to support infantry in hills north of the royal Laotian capital. The artillery officers are mostly trained in the U.S., speak English, and have developed a liking for western sports, March 2, 1971
Time Out For Volley Ball: Laotian soldiers of an artillery position near Pak Suong, North of Luang Prabang in Laos play volley ball while their 155 and 105mm guns rest at base in background and foreground. The guns are used to support infantry in hills north of the royal Laotian capital. The artillery officers are mostly trained in the U.S., speak English, and have developed a liking for western sports, March 2, 1971
Horst Faas
3/2/1971
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
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
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
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
Exhausted Troops Fall back (Battle of the Somme) (Abgekämpfte Truppe geht zurück [Sommeschlact])
Exhausted Troops Fall back (Battle of the Somme) (Abgekämpfte Truppe geht zurück [Sommeschlact])
Otto Dix
1924
Storm Troops Advance under a Gas Attack (Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor)
Storm Troops Advance under a Gas Attack (Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor)
Otto Dix
1924
Enrollment of the Troops
Enrollment of the Troops
Jacques Callot
1633
At The Ready: An Illinois national guardsman checked a machine gun mounted on the back of a jeep as flames shot up in the background on Chicago's west side Friday night. The area was the scene of fires, looting and shooting with at least eight deaths contributed to the incident. Three thousand troops patrolled the area, April 6, 1968
At The Ready: An Illinois national guardsman checked a machine gun mounted on the back of a jeep as flames shot up in the background on Chicago's west side Friday night. The area was the scene of fires, looting and shooting with at least eight deaths contributed to the incident. Three thousand troops patrolled the area, April 6, 1968
Unknown Artist
4/6/1968
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
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
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