It's a shame you couldn't have left the politics out of it and just posted it as a memorial to those who served.
God Bless each and every one of them. Even John Kerry.

 

God bless John Kerry. I do not respect him as a politician.

 

#33 tells me living rural doesnt always mean you safer

#43 is absolutely terrifying

 

Amazing pictures. Thanks for posting them.

 

I have only had to be 1st hand witness to a dozen or more so flashbacks from those years among those that I hold dear. Only until recently did one of my mentors fathers, who was among the 1st landing on Iwo, actually admit to his son that he was sorry for not giving those in the Vietnam conflict the respect they deserved, most importantly to his son. Devils Dogs each and every one of them. Hats off.

 

15, 31, 44, 50, 58, 124, 141 - tell a sad story.

The Vietnam War WAS political. It was horribly handled in this country and the poor government support and the disgusting protesters' actions damaged the country and an entire generation of citizens.

I'm not saying people shouldn't protest things they don't believe in, but the Vietnam War Era protesters turned it against the soldiers which was wrong, plain wrong.

Thank you for sharing this link with us.

 

thanks for the post. note the m1 carbines and m14-s in some of the pictures

 

Awesome , thank you so much.

 

Pretty epic series of photos, thanks.

 

Very good history lesson in very frank photos. Thanks for posting these, God Bless Our Vets.

 

Amazing pictures. Some of the most famous pictures of the 20th Century represented there.
No 140. I believe was taken by Australian journalist Neil Davis.

 

Thanks for sharing. My Dad was over there, combat medic - 25th Infantry. He brought home many photos, which according to my Mom were very gruesome. We're not sure what happened to them, but I never got a chance to see them.

Dad did mention a couple things that happened and other things in general. A mention of race related issues not staying at home and certain people shooting other certain people during fire fights.
Lighting up some pot and letting it burn in a hole so the bad fellas thought the the US guys were sitting there getting high. Wait for the bad fellas to sneak up on the hole believing to themselves that the US guys would be an easy target. US guys proceed to light 'em up from another hole.

 

When "Hanoi" John Kerry goes to speak in front of REAL Viet Nam veterans, the veterans all turn their backs towards him. He'll start his speech, he'll see that the veterans are showing their disgust for him, he'll stutter a bit and then he'll continue speaking. Nam vets positively, absolutely hate and despise Kerry.

As a Navy officer he should have been leading by example. Instead he phonied up 3 Purple Hearts and REQUESTED a transfer back to the U.S. and had himself removed from combat in less than 4 months in country. Many of us had multiple tours of duty over in Viet Nam. I know one guy who ended with 5 Purple Hearts and never asked to leave. But not Kerry. Kerry is and was a coward. He knows it and so does every single Viet Nam veteran who ever served over there.

 

Gen George Patton III accused him of being a communist and I do believe he was right. As his present actions speak volumes of what this person really is.

 

Thank you for the pictures and thank you to all those that fought there

 

Thanks for posting. I turned 17 in Jan 76' and enlisted 2 weeks later. All my early mentors were 'Nam vets, they played a huge role in forming and shaping the soldier I became. One thing they also taught me and the thousands that followed me, NEVER, EVER leave a brother vet behind.

Welcome home brothers.......

 

Number 68. We called Hill 875 my brothers hill. He was the radio operator for the 173rd Airborne and one of the first up there.

 

There is a special place in hell for john kerry and his whore jane fonda. As a young Army E-3 I had to sit in a fire base and listen to that POS fonda telling us to lay down our weapons and surrender to the enemy.

I wish we could some how count the number of enemies we faced in Vietnam. IMHO there were more born US citizens who should be placed in that number than Viet Nam nationals. There were so many US born enemy in fact that fonda and others went to North Vietnam due to over crowding in the US.

When I got home on a domestic flight to my next duty station while in uniform a POS woman demanded a change of seat because she wouldn't sit near a "baby killer".

Some here may think I'm just a bitter old man. Yes I am but I've mellowed with age, and thank GOD for the respect shown to our current warriors.

 

Compelling pictures.

The Vietnamese...they sacrificed so much, and caused so much suffering to themselves and others...only to eventually get what they wanted and win the war...but still accomplished nothing of benefit in the end.

 

don't forget there were Vietnamese that lost....and were re-educated if they couldn't get out.

 

Thanks for the post

The photographs bring back lots of memories.

 

Thank you for posting.

It'll be an eye-opener for the kids since Vietnam "was mentioned I think" in history class.

 

Am I the only one who gets an ulcer type pain in their stomach when they look at these pics?

 

No. You are not alone in that.

 

I salute all those that served. You have done so with distinction. Thank you.

That was a bit of history that needs to be shown, too many have forgotten. It was a political war and one that politicians have no right to comment on. Those wounds run deep and will eventually fade with the passing of the soldiers that survived. No one came home from that damn war in one piece, no one.

The Kerrys and Fondas of this world turned their back on the United States and the soldiers that were doing their duty and will have to deal with God for what they have done.

 

and they will also face those who died there. They do not deserve to be treated any better than the pieces of **** they have proven to be.

 

what I find "interesting" is the complete lack of mention of agent orange, whose consequences to this day form the vietnamese landscape

my condonlences to everyone who lost someone in the war
my respect for everyone who fought in this war

 

One of the earlier pictures in the series mentioned it, though not be PC name. They mentioned it as "defoliant" These photos scare me, but nothing scares me more than Agent Orange. Chem warfare scares the absolute hell out of me. Thank you for posting these pictures. A kid like me needs some refresher sometimes. And thank you to all of the vets here that served. I salute you.

 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 1966
U" S(# CASUALTIES
IN VIETNAM
No. 573-66 (C~129)
OXford 7--1848 (Int'o , )
OXford 7~3189 (Copies)
The Department of Defense today announced the following casualties in
Vietnam:
KILLED AS A RESULT OF HOSTILE ACTION
ARMY
New Mexico
sp/4 Harry G~ DYER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sw DYER,

Vaya Con Dios
My uncle

If you wish to read two differing accounts of the war, read Westmorland's account then Read LtCol David Hackworth's books and see the difference from a grunts view.

 

When "Hanoi" John Kerry goes to speak in front of REAL Viet Nam veterans, the veterans all turn their backs towards him. He'll start his speech, he'll see that the veterans are showing their disgust for him, he'll stutter a bit and then he'll continue speaking. Nam vets positively, absolutely hate and despise Kerry.

This is true .
L/cp L.E.Richburg AKA Gopher0... U.S.M.C 1969-71 Bien- Hoa Vietnam

 

Thank you and all vets for our freedoms.I was born in 61 and didn't serve but had and still have some good friends who did.Fonda and Kerry,same low class.