Troopers block Bama Schools 1963
This nameplate was used in 1963
Word Said it all "God Bless America" 1973
This nameplate was used in 1973

HISTORICAL PHOTOS

During the lengthy battle for control of the old Vietnamese national capital city of Hue, weary U.S. Marines manage to find a few minutes to relax.

Hue, 1968

An American soldier engages in some friendly haggling with a Saigon street merchant over a Santa Claus figurine.

Haggling in Saigon, 1967

A 1st Cavalry soldier catches up on his reading while a suspected Viet Cong awaits evacuation for interrogation during an operation in the Que Son Valle

Soldier and suspect, 1968

In an unusual view through a fisheye lens, Capt. Kenneth Rubin, left, and Capt. George Thurmond of the 334th Armed Helicopter Company at Bien Hoa hunt for Viet Cong.

Helicopter crew, 1967

Injured gunship crewmen are helped to a Medevac copter during a three-day operation by B Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry in the Que Son Valley, 35 miles from Da Nang.

Helping the wounded, 1968

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter looms over soldiers preparing for action during Operation Pegasus, a 20,000-man effort to relieve Marines at the beleaguered combat base at Khe Sanh.

Operation Pegasus, 1968

A U.S. Marine takes aim at the enemy from a storefront during the fierce, monthlong battle for Hue, the onetime seat of the Nguyen dynasty and pre-World War II capital of Vietnam.

Battle of Hue, 1968

An artillery forward observer walks along a path through tall cacti in a lesser-seen area of South Vietnam.

Among the cacti, 1967