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A South Vietnamese woman holds two small children in a refugee camp in Da Nang, South Vietnam. They are from the Northern areas of South Vietnam, forced out by the North Vietnamese Invasion, May 17, 1972
A South Vietnamese woman holds two small children in a refugee camp in Da Nang, South Vietnam. They are from the Northern areas of South Vietnam, forced out by the North Vietnamese Invasion, May 17, 1972
A South Vietnamese woman holds two small children in a refugee camp in Da Nang, South Vietnam. They are from the Northern areas of South Vietnam, forced out by the North Vietnamese Invasion, May 17, 1972

A South Vietnamese woman holds two small children in a refugee camp in Da Nang, South Vietnam. They are from the Northern areas of South Vietnam, forced out by the North Vietnamese Invasion, May 17, 1972

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Date5/17/1972
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
Dimensions8-3/8 x 6(?) inches
Credit LineGift of Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
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Object number2024.332
Status
Not on view
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
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
Wails for Buddhist Monks: Wailing woman, one of a crowd of 1,000 followers, holds her hands in prayer outside the Buddhist National Institute in Saigon, South Vietnam, June 18th, 1966, as several monks leave the pagoda in an effort to be arrested or jailed in protest against the military government of Premier Nguyen Cao Ky
Wails for Buddhist Monks: Wailing woman, one of a crowd of 1,000 followers, holds her hands in prayer outside the Buddhist National Institute in Saigon, South Vietnam, June 18th, 1966, as several monks leave the pagoda in an effort to be arrested or jailed in protest against the military government of Premier Nguyen Cao Ky
Horst Faas
6/18/1966
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
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 U.S. marine, center, stands atop his post, a sandbagged bunker, as he watches clouds of black smoke rise at the marine base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during a North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The marines have constructed a system of deep trenches and fortified bunkers, topped with sandbags, empty shell casings, and even timber, to withstand the daily bombardment, February 1968
A U.S. marine, center, stands atop his post, a sandbagged bunker, as he watches clouds of black smoke rise at the marine base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during a North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The marines have constructed a system of deep trenches and fortified bunkers, topped with sandbags, empty shell casings, and even timber, to withstand the daily bombardment, February 1968
Unknown Artist
2/1/1968
Leatherneck Hits the Surf: a member of the U.S. Marine 9th expedition force makes a wet landing as he struggles ashore at Da Nang Bay in South Vietnam. The Marines landed by sea and air to beef up defenses at the vital Da Nang air base, March 8, 1965
Leatherneck Hits the Surf: a member of the U.S. Marine 9th expedition force makes a wet landing as he struggles ashore at Da Nang Bay in South Vietnam. The Marines landed by sea and air to beef up defenses at the vital Da Nang air base, March 8, 1965
Unknown Artist
3/8/1965
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
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
COBRA Pilot: Captain Robert Shadoan surveys bomb cratered landscape near Bien Hoa, over a region infiltrated by North Vietnamese recently. Shadoan was flying his sleek Cobra helicopter gunship on a test flight. The gunship’s rocket pods are shown at right, Vietnam, November 20, 1972
COBRA Pilot: Captain Robert Shadoan surveys bomb cratered landscape near Bien Hoa, over a region infiltrated by North Vietnamese recently. Shadoan was flying his sleek Cobra helicopter gunship on a test flight. The gunship’s rocket pods are shown at right, Vietnam, November 20, 1972
Neal Ulevich
11/20/1972
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
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