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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
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

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Date8/1/1974
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
Dimensions7 x 8(?) inches
Credit LineGift of Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
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Object number2024.321
Status
Not on view
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
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
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
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
After Release: Luong Truyen, 16, left, and Nguyen Van Truong, 20, a former militiaman, sit on cot in Duc Pho, Vietnam, yesterday after telling their story of being beaten and starved by their Viet Cong captors. They were among people freed from jungle prison camp about 300 miles north of Saigon by U.S. paratroopers Thursday. The freed men and women told inmates being beaten to death in public executions to frighten other prisoners into submission, July 1967
After Release: Luong Truyen, 16, left, and Nguyen Van Truong, 20, a former militiaman, sit on cot in Duc Pho, Vietnam, yesterday after telling their story of being beaten and starved by their Viet Cong captors. They were among people freed from jungle prison camp about 300 miles north of Saigon by U.S. paratroopers Thursday. The freed men and women told inmates being beaten to death in public executions to frighten other prisoners into submission, July 1967
Unknown Artist
7/1/1967
Kids In Rubble: Some children stand in a rubble strewn residence in the Kham Thien district of Hanoi, March 27th, 1973. The neighborhood was hit by a B-52 strike in December of last year. the children of Hanoi sometimes work with their parents to clear away the wreckage
Kids In Rubble: Some children stand in a rubble strewn residence in the Kham Thien district of Hanoi, March 27th, 1973. The neighborhood was hit by a B-52 strike in December of last year. the children of Hanoi sometimes work with their parents to clear away the wreckage
Horst Faas
3/27/1973
To The Victor: Associated Press Photographer Nick Ut gets a kiss of congratulations from newswoman Edie Lederer in Saigon, May 8, 1973, after it was announced that Ut had won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography. The 22-year-old Vietnamese photographer won the prize for his picture of a young Vietnamese girl fleeing a napalm attack
To The Victor: Associated Press Photographer Nick Ut gets a kiss of congratulations from newswoman Edie Lederer in Saigon, May 8, 1973, after it was announced that Ut had won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography. The 22-year-old Vietnamese photographer won the prize for his picture of a young Vietnamese girl fleeing a napalm attack
Neal Ulevich
5/8/1973
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
Sounding a warning of a night attack by North Vietnamese, this mongrel dog proved to be a hero for members of a 105mm artillery unit in "Landing Zone Ike," about 60 miles northwest of Saigon. Radar and observation posts failed to notice the enemy, but "Lifer" did and gave the valuable warning. "Lifer" and a puppy roam about the sandbagged perimeter of the artillery position, September 1969
Sounding a warning of a night attack by North Vietnamese, this mongrel dog proved to be a hero for members of a 105mm artillery unit in "Landing Zone Ike," about 60 miles northwest of Saigon. Radar and observation posts failed to notice the enemy, but "Lifer" did and gave the valuable warning. "Lifer" and a puppy roam about the sandbagged perimeter of the artillery position, September 1969
Horst Faas
9/1/1969
Thank Yute Rubble
Thank Yute Rubble
William T. Wiley
1972
Keeping Saigon Secure: two soldiers from the First Air Cavalry Division move toward a helicopter which airlifted them from a two-week patrol northeast of Saigon. They are members of one of the few remaining U.S. combat units operating in South Vietnam and are charged with security of the area east of Saigon-Bien Hoa region, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, February 1972
Keeping Saigon Secure: two soldiers from the First Air Cavalry Division move toward a helicopter which airlifted them from a two-week patrol northeast of Saigon. They are members of one of the few remaining U.S. combat units operating in South Vietnam and are charged with security of the area east of Saigon-Bien Hoa region, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, February 1972
Unknown Artist
2/1/1972
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