{"id":4801,"date":"2023-01-28T22:15:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T22:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=4801"},"modified":"2024-05-17T23:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T23:33:12","slug":"unforgettable-images-from-the-vietnam-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/unforgettable-images-from-the-vietnam-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The most unforgettable images from the Vietnam War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vietnam War was one of the most contentious conflicts of the 20th century. Yet, at the same time, it was one of the most well-documented, with photographers capturing powerful and striking images of the war and its impact on soldiers and civilians alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These photographs have become essential to our collective memory of the war and helped shape our understanding of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this post, we will look at some of the most unforgettable images of the Vietnam War and explore the stories behind them. From the heroism of soldiers in battle to the devastating effects of the war on civilians, these photographs capture the full range of human experiences during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tomlq8h2ms871.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tomlq8h2ms871.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tomlq8h2ms871-224x300.webp 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A makeshift hospital during The Vietnam War, 1970&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cvkw2mvk69351.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cvkw2mvk69351.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cvkw2mvk69351-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cvkw2mvk69351-768x532.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A US 9th Infantry soldier is submerged except for his rifle as he crosses a muddy stream south of Saigon, 1968. Photo by Henri Huet\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/l6ZnrC6vucwP4k65S_l4eVS-fYSJ9FZSDfC7gRkJpO0-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4804\" style=\"width:910px;height:606px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/l6ZnrC6vucwP4k65S_l4eVS-fYSJ9FZSDfC7gRkJpO0-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/l6ZnrC6vucwP4k65S_l4eVS-fYSJ9FZSDfC7gRkJpO0-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/l6ZnrC6vucwP4k65S_l4eVS-fYSJ9FZSDfC7gRkJpO0-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Vietnam veteran throws his medals at the Capitol building to protest the war, 1971.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qb96q3i5y6941.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qb96q3i5y6941.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qb96q3i5y6941-300x212.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/qb96q3i5y6941-768x542.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lottery for the Vietnam draft. Every capsule was a day of the year and determined the order of draftees by birthday. 1969.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acwpsu2ueqr31.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acwpsu2ueqr31.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acwpsu2ueqr31-300x234.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/acwpsu2ueqr31-768x600.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vietnamese orphans being airlifted to the US for adoption in 1975.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5xf6u24bibgz.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5xf6u24bibgz.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5xf6u24bibgz-300x241.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/5xf6u24bibgz-768x618.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lt. Col. Robert Stirm meets his family after spending more than five years as a POW in North Vietnam in 1973.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ntv1pdzkcog81.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ntv1pdzkcog81.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ntv1pdzkcog81-243x300.webp 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWar is Good Business- Invest Your Son\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3xgXxIyW4-OqLSa0tJjKHHPA3tXjhbiLdpdSefGdBAU.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3xgXxIyW4-OqLSa0tJjKHHPA3tXjhbiLdpdSefGdBAU.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3xgXxIyW4-OqLSa0tJjKHHPA3tXjhbiLdpdSefGdBAU-201x300.webp 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People fight to get on a plane out of South Vietnam during the US withdrawal on April 1, 1975.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/g6fla3lop9p61.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/g6fla3lop9p61.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/g6fla3lop9p61-300x295.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A US Marine rescues two Vietnamese children in Hue during the Tet Offensive of 1968.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7we8ja1lzey81.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7we8ja1lzey81.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7we8ja1lzey81-300x287.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7we8ja1lzey81-768x734.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Future presidential candidate, John Kerry, speaks out against the war on April 21, 1971.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cij6q28lh5981.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cij6q28lh5981.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cij6q28lh5981-300x242.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two South Vietnamese child soldiers smoke while waiting for a North Vietnamese attack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/viju9pf3i2f41.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/viju9pf3i2f41.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/viju9pf3i2f41-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/viju9pf3i2f41-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US soldiers show off a captured communist flag, c. 1967.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/34wi4p3aav251.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/34wi4p3aav251.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/34wi4p3aav251-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/34wi4p3aav251-768x574.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Marines carry their weapons while on their way to bathe, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AeN4f14fsgL9Ftu0GZuipArbrKEtMoSuxthbUS21DRo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AeN4f14fsgL9Ftu0GZuipArbrKEtMoSuxthbUS21DRo.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AeN4f14fsgL9Ftu0GZuipArbrKEtMoSuxthbUS21DRo-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/AeN4f14fsgL9Ftu0GZuipArbrKEtMoSuxthbUS21DRo-768x507.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lo Manh Hung was likely the youngest photojournalist of the Vietnam War. Photo taken on February 18, 1968.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/euhoewm7sgd91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/euhoewm7sgd91.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/euhoewm7sgd91-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/euhoewm7sgd91-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mangrove forest destroyed by Angen Orange, 1976.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/v5JQMVHQJeYKNA5sEAaz7p7xdppNzn11W6DXDCgVFPo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4817\" style=\"width:640px;height:946px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/v5JQMVHQJeYKNA5sEAaz7p7xdppNzn11W6DXDCgVFPo.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/v5JQMVHQJeYKNA5sEAaz7p7xdppNzn11W6DXDCgVFPo-203x300.webp 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWar Is Hell\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2syyl9ltyij31.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2syyl9ltyij31.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2syyl9ltyij31-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2syyl9ltyij31-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The &#8220;Doom Patrol,&#8221; Qu\u1ea3ng Nam Province, Vietnam, 1968.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HS3CEuv-697x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HS3CEuv-697x1024.jpeg 697w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HS3CEuv-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HS3CEuv-768x1128.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HS3CEuv-735x1080.jpeg 735w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/HS3CEuv.jpeg 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chopper pilot post-mission, Vietnam 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/huopDB4IKqTTPOSPv-6S56wbEqwzuq1AMh_iu8C2hIY.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/huopDB4IKqTTPOSPv-6S56wbEqwzuq1AMh_iu8C2hIY.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/huopDB4IKqTTPOSPv-6S56wbEqwzuq1AMh_iu8C2hIY-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/huopDB4IKqTTPOSPv-6S56wbEqwzuq1AMh_iu8C2hIY-768x520.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/zZX2raGo6yDOzqYzZcSNXCBUX33JG_dSw3Hz5wnG1_o.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/zZX2raGo6yDOzqYzZcSNXCBUX33JG_dSw3Hz5wnG1_o.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/zZX2raGo6yDOzqYzZcSNXCBUX33JG_dSw3Hz5wnG1_o-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/zZX2raGo6yDOzqYzZcSNXCBUX33JG_dSw3Hz5wnG1_o-768x566.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two American soldiers with a fallen comrade, Vietnam, 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lwk9dnhyg5u91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lwk9dnhyg5u91.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lwk9dnhyg5u91-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lwk9dnhyg5u91-768x575.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Combat helicopters fly overhead during Operation Pershing, Vietnam, 1967-68.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMBj2wVpfpkRxOjzBMKDzzuuT3Ybr_iTtnc6qzxgHpI.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMBj2wVpfpkRxOjzBMKDzzuuT3Ybr_iTtnc6qzxgHpI.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMBj2wVpfpkRxOjzBMKDzzuuT3Ybr_iTtnc6qzxgHpI-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMBj2wVpfpkRxOjzBMKDzzuuT3Ybr_iTtnc6qzxgHpI-768x499.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paratroopers wade across a river during the monsoon season in 1965.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2J3VGrj3WVy6Hy1mrPyyJnTxlmP8r6Rw6dQMf-XoIho-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2J3VGrj3WVy6Hy1mrPyyJnTxlmP8r6Rw6dQMf-XoIho-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2J3VGrj3WVy6Hy1mrPyyJnTxlmP8r6Rw6dQMf-XoIho-1-300x298.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2J3VGrj3WVy6Hy1mrPyyJnTxlmP8r6Rw6dQMf-XoIho-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2J3VGrj3WVy6Hy1mrPyyJnTxlmP8r6Rw6dQMf-XoIho-1-768x762.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US airman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pownetwork.org\/bios\/w\/w058.htm\" title=\"\">Dewey Wayne Waddell <\/a>held prisoner outside of Hanoi, Vietnam, 1967.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chmjfp6hzg881-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chmjfp6hzg881-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chmjfp6hzg881-1-300x218.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/chmjfp6hzg881-1-768x559.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Landing Zone Charlie Brown, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lgfMfJL176qFK-qb1CDHgQeWlKMOKZfWpdPcq6gvN5o-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lgfMfJL176qFK-qb1CDHgQeWlKMOKZfWpdPcq6gvN5o-1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lgfMfJL176qFK-qb1CDHgQeWlKMOKZfWpdPcq6gvN5o-1-300x255.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/lgfMfJL176qFK-qb1CDHgQeWlKMOKZfWpdPcq6gvN5o-1-768x652.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pro-Vietnam War demonstrator in NYC, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JELzU63-ny36ZiQIK6-ARmlE3uAInkZiNV469TlMsgs.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JELzU63-ny36ZiQIK6-ARmlE3uAInkZiNV469TlMsgs.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JELzU63-ny36ZiQIK6-ARmlE3uAInkZiNV469TlMsgs-300x297.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/JELzU63-ny36ZiQIK6-ARmlE3uAInkZiNV469TlMsgs-768x760.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">North Vietnam activist meeting. They hid their identities from one another in case of capture, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/od20kyieoaf91.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/od20kyieoaf91.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/od20kyieoaf91-244x300.webp 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Writing on lighter from Vietnam war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vietnam-ken-burns-mccullin-01-1-1024x692.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vietnam-ken-burns-mccullin-01-1-1024x692.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vietnam-ken-burns-mccullin-01-1-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vietnam-ken-burns-mccullin-01-1-768x519.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vietnam-ken-burns-mccullin-01-1-1080x730.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vietnam-ken-burns-mccullin-01-1.jpeg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US corpsman carries a child in Hue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6js7ipdxeqfb1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6js7ipdxeqfb1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6js7ipdxeqfb1-234x300.webp 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A female Viet Cong guerrilla fighter, c. 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MCATA7wljNVvMkroMXnGeVreHinQEbfzK1SJI9QrLZY.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MCATA7wljNVvMkroMXnGeVreHinQEbfzK1SJI9QrLZY.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MCATA7wljNVvMkroMXnGeVreHinQEbfzK1SJI9QrLZY-300x179.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MCATA7wljNVvMkroMXnGeVreHinQEbfzK1SJI9QrLZY-768x458.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During a brief ceasefire in 1973, a North Vietnam war reporter met with a South Vietnam marine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oij831qgzsq71.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oij831qgzsq71.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oij831qgzsq71-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/oij831qgzsq71-768x570.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marines on patrol, South Vietnam, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b3ofov789s871.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b3ofov789s871.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b3ofov789s871-300x214.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/b3ofov789s871-768x549.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Putting a landlord on trial in North Vietnam, 1955<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/noeiwlp2qtd81.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/noeiwlp2qtd81.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/noeiwlp2qtd81-300x223.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/noeiwlp2qtd81-768x571.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police dragging away a Swedish Vietnam War protester, Stockholm, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4ELYdppeS32oo6WhflDqGPjAw5IoClofN1yNtw86NbI.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4ELYdppeS32oo6WhflDqGPjAw5IoClofN1yNtw86NbI.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4ELYdppeS32oo6WhflDqGPjAw5IoClofN1yNtw86NbI-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two French legionnaires in Vietnam, 1950. Photo taken by Harrison Forman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vi7pzkrjvho31.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vi7pzkrjvho31.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vi7pzkrjvho31-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vi7pzkrjvho31-768x521.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&nbsp;&#8220;Hard-Hats&#8221; demonstrate in favor of the Vietnam War, NYC, 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/47aj5m57cv491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/47aj5m57cv491.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/47aj5m57cv491-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A teenage soldier, Saigon, South Vietnam, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8qruej1wn23a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8qruej1wn23a1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/8qruej1wn23a1-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American POWs, Hanoi, 1973.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/qi5oqyrhwtyb1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/qi5oqyrhwtyb1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/qi5oqyrhwtyb1-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/qi5oqyrhwtyb1-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Napalm strike in South Vietnam, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4sLcqD8DndglL5sE19WJWiLO6FQCfyAzA1lnhS3oiRY.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4sLcqD8DndglL5sE19WJWiLO6FQCfyAzA1lnhS3oiRY.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/4sLcqD8DndglL5sE19WJWiLO6FQCfyAzA1lnhS3oiRY-208x300.webp 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vietnam, 1971<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vhm4es1pcgya1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vhm4es1pcgya1.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vhm4es1pcgya1-232x300.webp 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young soldier with &#8220;Make War, Not Love&#8221; on his helmet, 1960.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kxW7VU9-1024x666.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kxW7VU9-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kxW7VU9-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kxW7VU9-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kxW7VU9-1080x703.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kxW7VU9.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrying a bazooka across a stream, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/e9PtAG1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/e9PtAG1.jpeg 625w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/e9PtAG1-300x236.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vietnamese mother and children flee their village, 1965.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0fFNcrkOmj3SSkCrt68VZ23QeQoHPS5_JnXAVduzc1E.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0fFNcrkOmj3SSkCrt68VZ23QeQoHPS5_JnXAVduzc1E.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0fFNcrkOmj3SSkCrt68VZ23QeQoHPS5_JnXAVduzc1E-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0fFNcrkOmj3SSkCrt68VZ23QeQoHPS5_JnXAVduzc1E-768x514.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;We Won&#8217;t Fight Another Rich Man&#8217;s War,&#8221; 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/erugw0ovypy21.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/erugw0ovypy21.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/erugw0ovypy21-300x220.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/erugw0ovypy21-768x563.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">McDonnell F-4Bs dropping bombs, Vietnam, 1971<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0n3v6vtga6u41.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0n3v6vtga6u41.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0n3v6vtga6u41-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> &#8220;The Unseen enemy&#8221;, United Press, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QobwBwu-1024x693.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QobwBwu-1024x693.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QobwBwu-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QobwBwu-768x520.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QobwBwu-1080x731.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QobwBwu.jpeg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taking a break while on patrol. Date unknown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nya4rov2rwv51.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nya4rov2rwv51.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nya4rov2rwv51-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nya4rov2rwv51-768x499.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senegalese troops fighting for France in Vietnam in 1954.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ejkb2vykijr11.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ejkb2vykijr11.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ejkb2vykijr11-223x300.webp 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vietcong guerilla fighter, 1973.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/72ia7ss9ltsb1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/72ia7ss9ltsb1.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/72ia7ss9ltsb1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/72ia7ss9ltsb1-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Transporting soldiers to combat zones. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xtukjqi6lzkc1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xtukjqi6lzkc1.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xtukjqi6lzkc1-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/xtukjqi6lzkc1-768x510.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Marines advance down a street in Hue, South Vietnam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gfiydsitnoqy.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gfiydsitnoqy.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gfiydsitnoqy-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gfiydsitnoqy-768x516.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Nixon visits U.S. troops in South Vietnam, 1969.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2crzkkmv3j351.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2crzkkmv3j351.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2crzkkmv3j351-300x228.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2crzkkmv3j351-768x583.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Captured Viet Cong, 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ymcui2fqezq01.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ymcui2fqezq01.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ymcui2fqezq01-224x300.webp 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US soldier from Portsmouth carries an elderly Vietnamese woman, 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5XV2ceBGeTUV4T1byRrVAjyTvoqG3rLyUyXVtm94smo.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5XV2ceBGeTUV4T1byRrVAjyTvoqG3rLyUyXVtm94smo.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5XV2ceBGeTUV4T1byRrVAjyTvoqG3rLyUyXVtm94smo-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/5XV2ceBGeTUV4T1byRrVAjyTvoqG3rLyUyXVtm94smo-768x516.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thanksgiving Dinner <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/m89w63a2xj511.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/m89w63a2xj511.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/m89w63a2xj511-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/m89w63a2xj511-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Marine Corps helicopter hit by anti-aircraft fire,1 966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6wm19ad2iney.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6wm19ad2iney.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6wm19ad2iney-300x202.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/6wm19ad2iney-768x517.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pro-Vietnam War rally in New York City, 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/XqLGUUr-1018x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10344\" 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