Some Images From The VIETNAM WAR

VIETNAM WAR AMERICAN CASUALTIES

Branch	Battle Deaths	Other Causalities	Wounds Not Mortal	Total
TOTAL	47,356	10,795	153,303	211,324
Army	30,904	7,274	86,802	134,972
Navy	1,626	923	4,178	6,697
Marines	13,082	1,754	51,392	66,213
Air Force	1,739	842	931	3,435

A young Marine private waits on the beach during the Marine landing"  August 3, 1965.

Assault on Hill 875, Vietnam, November 1967. Members of 173d Airborne Brigade load casualties for evacuation.

CC 44262 - OPERATION "MACARTHUR" 14-17 November 1967

14-17 November 1967 CC 44261 - OPERATION "MACARTHUR" A purple smoke bomb is ignited in the background to guide in a helicopter.

An American soldier guards a Vietcong. 10/10/1965

During Operation Tong Thang I., 05/13/1968

A helicopter prepares for a resupply mission, during the operation conducted 20 miles southwest of Dak To. 10-16 December 1967.

Operation Georgia -- Marines blow up bunkers and tunnels used by the Viet Cong., 05/05/1966

Weary men of the U.S. 173 Airborne Brigade pause for a moment's rest. American troops went to the top of hill 875 after some of the bloodiest fighting of the Vietnam War, 1967

A search and seizure phase of "Operation Pershing" in the village of Troun Lan, Binh Dinh Province, approximately 90 km northeast of An Khe. Taking a drink of fresh coconut milk during a break in the search for the enemy., 06/09/1967

An American soldier comforts his comrade who has broken down

Following a hard day, a few soldiers gather around a guitar player and sing a few songs., 01/18/1968.

 A lookout post watching for Vietcong

Operation "Oregon," a search and destroy mission conducted by infantry platoon of Troop B. An infantryman is lowered into a tunnel by members of the reconnaissance platoon, April 24, 1967.

Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team One move down Bassac River in a SEAL Team assault boat, November 19, 1967.

 Soldiers carry a wounded comrade through a swampy area., 1969.

The American soldier keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam.

SHERIDAN LIGHT TANK NEAR CHU LAI, AUG. 1970

Marines riding atop an M-48 tank, covering their ears, April 3, 1968.

Walking through a paddy field. 1970

Moving along rice paddy dikes in pursuit of the Viet Cong., 12/10/1965.

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