Masthead 1989
This nameplate was used in 1989
Masthead 2001
This nameplate has been in use since 2001

HISTORICAL PHOTOS

Newly-arrived troops of 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 9th Infantry Division pick up their rifles from crates on the airport tarmac.

Reunited with their weapons, 1968

A U.S. Marine on a street in Hue during the hard-fought battle for the city.

U.S. Marine at Hue, 1968

An armored troop carrier is silhouetted against the sun on the My Tho River, 65 miles from Saigon, where Americans from the 9th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Riverine Force and South Vietnamese from the 5th Vietnamese Marine Battalion were engaged in a day-long battle that ended with 235 Viet Cong reported killed.

My Tho River, 1967

A corpsman treats a wounded U.S. Marine amid the rubble of the Dong Ba Tower during the hard-fought battle for control of Hue's citadel.

Wounded Marine at Hue, 1968

A 1st Cavalry soldier is deep in thought after returning from a mission near Landing Zone Ross, north of Chu Lai.

Reflection, 1968

U.S. 1st Cavalry soldiers enjoy a respite from fighting in the Que Son Valley, 35 miles from Da Nang.

Break in the fighting, 1968

During the lengthy battle for control of the old Vietnamese national capital city of Hue, U.S. Marines are ready for the enemy's next move.

Marines at Hue, 1968

Seabees build a timber bridge near Phu Bai, Vietnam.

Bridge near Phu Bai, 1968