Vietnam veterans

Welcome to the Lost In History page that brings back to light the rarely seen images of the 20th century.

War dominated 30 years of Vietnam’s history last century. The struggle that began with communists fighting French colonial power in the 1940s did not end until they seized Saigon and control of the…

14 Jun 1968, Khe Sanh, South Vietnam --- A helicopter arrives at a hill near Khe Sanh to pick up those soldiers killed and wounded when a US fighter plane accidentally fired upon a US position during the Vietnam War. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

Here we are, almost forty years after the end of the Vietnam War, reminiscing on Facebook and other social websites about those experiences we endured in a war so long ago. As we age, …

Dennis Franz-Army-served 11 months with 82nd Airborne Division in Vietnam (Actor)

View of two American soliders in the fore as, behind them, a UH-1D Tactical Transport helicopter takes off after unloading troops during Operation White Wing, near Bong Son, Vietnam, February 19, 1966. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

A U.S. Marine in 1966. He wears a first pattern M1955 flak vest, as well as M56 ammo pouches and Army issue M1945 suspenders. His helmet cover is the WWII issue cover with an integral insect net, shown here tucked inside the helmet.

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