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From the deployment of the first Marine helicopter squadron to Vietnam in April 1962, to the assistance rendered to refugees fleeing the fall of the South in 1975, this series of 5,000 images covers the many activities in which the Marine Corps was engaged. Included are scenes of broad combat operations, vehicles and equipment, medical care, and interactions with Vietnamese civilians. Most photos are color, many are black & white, taken from slides and negatives. Captions are included in most cases. Continue…
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Annotation added: FSR stands for Force Service Regiment
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Annotation added: During the Vietnam War Danang was the busiest airport in the world
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Annotation added: Ville 'Nam speak ' for village
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Annotation added: Like today's military convoys , the Marines had to face IEDs. Note the ring mount on the gun truck with what looks like a .50 cal
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Annotation added: All the rubbish of war brought in rats the size of cats!
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Annotation added: Hard Backs is the slang name for South East Asian huts made of wood with a screen mesh and tin roof!
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This Picture is not of a A4E Aircraft of VMA 311. The Photo was taken at Chu Lai of an A4C Aircraft and I suspect the Squadron is VMA 225mjhalpin commented on this Spotlight. (6 days ago)
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I found a picture of my father Perry warren Parker and his scout dog Gary. it's wonderful.
delsanchi244 commented on this Image. (11 Nov 2009)
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I think this is my grandpa :)
thekritter86128 commented on this Spotlight. (10 Nov 2009)
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Annotation added: Phung Thay, South Vietnam
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Annotation added: 1st Marine Division (1st MarDiv). 13-14 November 1969. Photographer: Sargeant Robert W. Nelson. Corporal Klenith J. English, 21, of Petersburg, Indiana, coaching Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Sniper School student Than Mo of the First Battalion, 51st Infantry Regiment, during firing at Dai La Pass Rifle Range.
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Annotation added: III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF). A Combat Information Bureau (CIB) cameraman outside of I Corps Headquarters, Da Nang.
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Source Information
Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962-1975 (Color). Original data from: The National Archives
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