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President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam: Decorating a soldier, 10/26/1966 ARC Identifier 192512 Item from Collection LBJ-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 01/20/1969

A search and seizure phase of "Operation Pershing" in the village of Troun Lan, Binh Dinh Province, approximately 90 km northeast of An Khe. Sergeant George Nemosbatho (Detroit, MI), mortar Platoon Squad Leader, 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), takes a drink of fresh coconut milk during a break in the search for the enemy., 06/09/1967 ARC Identifier 530614 / Local Identifier 111-C-CC40384 Item from Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

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President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam: With General William Westmoreland in a jeep, 10/26/1966 ARC Identifier 192509 Item from Collection LBJ-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 01/20/1969

Photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam with Nurses, 12/23/1967 ARC Identifier 192514 / Local Identifier C8085-10a Item from Collection LBJ-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 01/20/1969

South China Sea...Captain William R. Flanagan, Commanding officer of the attack aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) and Vide Admiral William F. Bringle, Commander of the Seventh Fleet, shake hands with President and Madame Nguyen Van Thieuas they depart after a visit aboard ship., 07/10/1968 ARC Identifier 558520 / Local Identifier 428-KN-17091 Item from Record Group 428: General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1941 - 2004

Side view of a Vietnamese Air Force UH-1H helicopter in flight over Southeast Asia., 08/1971 ARC Identifier 542344 / Local Identifier 342-C-KE44789 Item from Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003

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

Da Nang, Vietnam . . . A young Marine private waits on the beach during the Marine landing" By an unknown photographer, August 3, 1965. NARA Photo.

PERIMETER PATROL - Artwork painted by SP4 Michael Crook. Photo Courtesy of - U.S. Army Center of Military History.

CC 44262 - OPERATION "MACARTHUR" - Members of Co. C, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div, descend the side of Hill 742, located five miles northwest of Dak To. 14-17 November 1967. Photo Courtesy of - U.S. Army Center of Military History.

CC 44261 - OPERATION "MACARTHUR" - Companies B and C, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 1st Bde, 4th Inf Div, assemble on top of Hill 742, located five miles northeast of Dak To, prior to moving out. A purple smoke bomb is ignited in the background to guide in a helicopter. 14-17 November 1967. Photo Courtesy of - U.S. Army Center of Military History.

Wolfpack pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing sweep Colonel Robin Olds away from his F-4 Phantom II aircraft following his return from his 100th combat mission over North Vietnam. Olds led the Wolfpack through the past year as it amassed 24 MiG victories, the greatest aerial combat record of an F-4 Wing in the Vietnam war. Olds will assume the position of Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy on December 1, 1967., 09/23/1967 NARA Photo...

Corporal Atchley (Long Beach, CA), a squad leader of Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, guards a Viet Cong as he moves toward the collection point. Action took place during Operation Golden Fleece., 10/10/1965 NARA Photo...

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On August 7, 1964 The United States Congress passed The Tonkin Resolution. This Resolution authorized Presidential action in Vietnam, and was a result of reported North Vietnamese boat attacks on two U.S. Destroyers five days earlier. By the end of March 1973 the last troops in Vietnam had left. The last remaining American civilians were evacuated from Saigon on April 29th, 1975 as Communist forces completed their takeover in the South.

5/22/1988 - It is Important to note that the Vietnam experience is a complicated one. Because of the length of the war and the way tours of duty were set, experiences differed greatly. I encourage those who take a greater interest to read more about the war and those who fought it. Just the mention of Vietnam often stirs every kind of emotion. Great debate often ensues and opinions about the war are strong and diverse. One fact however is clear, over 58,000 American servicemen died, and over two thousand are still unaccounted for. Please honor and remember them often and especially this Memorial day. Gary Thomas.

Vietnam. Lance Corporal Ralph H. McWilliams and his scout dog, "Major.", 11/1967 NARA Photo...

Vietnam. Private First Class David Sletten, medic, Company B, !st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, paddles a three-man assault boat down the canal toward a breaking point during Operation Tong Thang I., 05/13/1968 NARA Photo...

CC 45191 - OPERATION "MACARTHUR" An UH-1B[D] helicopter prepares for a resupply mission for Co B, 1st Bn, 8th Inf, 4th Inf Div, during the operation conducted 20 miles southwest of Dak To. 10-16 December 1967. Photo Courtesy of - U.S. Army Center of Military History.......

A U.S. Air Force C-47 releases psychological warfare leaflets near Nha Trang, South Vietnam., 08/1969 NARA Photo...
Operation Georgia -- Marines blow up bunkers and tunnels used by the Viet Cong., 05/05/1966 NARA Photo...

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Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
United States Government Statistics May 2001

Source: World Almanac 1999
Due to many factors these stats are not offered as totally accurate

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

Amtracs coming into the LPD during training exercises involving the 1st Amphibious Tractor Battalion., 04/19/1968. Department of Defense. U.S. Marine Corps. Photo...

UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Filhol Rubber Plantation area to a new staging area, during Operation "Wahiawa," a search and destroy mission conducted by the 25th Infantry Division, northeast of Cu Chi, Vietnam., 05/16/1966. Creating Org: Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Natl. Archive Photo. & Corpsman - Byrd Archive & OPERATION "YELLOWSTONE" VIETNAM: Following a hard day, a few members of Company "A," 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division, gather around a guitar player and sing a few songs., 01/18/1968. NARA PHOTO

US Army Photo: Navy assault Boats pick up 9th Division troops (TET '68) & USS Oklahoma City - Gulf of Tonkin, & Lookout Post. Photos may be from other sources not yet known to the editor' however all can be attributed to the U.S. Gov. released photo collection.

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. ARC. Vietnam...."Home is where you dig" was the sign over the fighting bunker of Private First Class Edward, Private First Class Falls and Private First Class Morgan of the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment, during Operation Worth., 1968. Natl. Archive Photo. 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. Natl. Archive Photo: Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Wet going - Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam., Natl. Archive Photo.Marines riding atop an M-48 tank, covering their ears, April 3, 1968. Natl. Archive Photo.

US NAVY PHOTO: DESTROYER USS EVERETT F. LARSON, 1971
US ARMY PHOTO: SHERIDAN LIGHT TANK NEAR CHU LAI,
AUG. 1970 & IN THE RICE PADDY

Men of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, move along rice paddy dikes in pursuit of the Viet Cong., 12/10/1965. Department of Defense. U.S. Marine Corps. NARA Photo....NARA PHOTO -- Stunned by the viciousness of a Viet Cong attack on their village, Vietnam war refugees ride an Air Force helicopter to a safe area near Saigon., 03/1966. - Wolfpack pilots of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing sweep Colonel Robin Olds away from his F-4 Phantom II aircraft following his return from his 100th combat mission over North Vietnam. Olds led the Wolfpack through the past year as it amassed 24 MiG victories, the greatest aerial combat record of an F-4 Wing in the Vietnam war. Olds will assume the position of Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy on December 1, 1967. , 09/23/1967. Still Picture Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives Photo.........

SPECIAL NOTE: Ten year old Twan is shown above with his sister. Twan has rickets and cannot walk. I found him orphaned and crawling in the streets of Nha Trang. I took care of them as best I could. God be with them. Gary Thomas.

President Lyndon B. Johnson greets American troops in Vietnam, 1966., Photo Credit: Still Picture Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives.

President Ford meets in the Oval Office with Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
Graham Martin, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam; Army Chief of Staff General Frederick Weyand;
and Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger to discuss the situation in Vietnam. March 25, 1975. Image size: 65K

"Escape from South Vietnam" [Refugees], July 10, 1976
"The Vietnam War Declassification Project" -- National Archives: Officially Released Documents
Click On Documents To Read Memo To President Ford from Brent Scowcroft.

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PHOTO FRAME 1.) OPERATION "YELLOWSTONE" VIETNAM: Following a hard day, a few members of Company "A," 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division, gather around a guitar player and sing a few songs., 01/18/1968. NARA PHOTO & Men of H Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, move along rice paddy dikes in pursuit of the Viet Cong., 12/10/1965. Department of Defense. U.S. Marine Corps. NARA Photo....& IN THE RICE PADDY NARA PHOTO & NARA PHOTO -- Stunned by the viciousness of a Viet Cong attack on their village, Vietnam war refugees ride an Air Force helicopter to a safe area near Saigon., 03/1966.

PHOTO FRAME 2.) Members of U.S. Navy SEAL Team One move down Bassac River in a SEAL Team assault boat, November 19, 1967. Wet going - Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam., Natl. Archive Photo & President Lyndon B. Johnson greets American troops in Vietnam, 1966., Photo Credit: Still Picture Records LICON, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives......& M-48 TANK SAIGON; 11th ARMORED CAV. NARA PHOTO. & Saigon, South Vietnam....Lieutenant Frances Crumpton and Miss Nangnoi Tongkim, a Thai nurse, talk with an American soldier wounded in the Vietnam war. The nurses work in the Navy hospital in Saigon., 02/1966 NARA PHOTO