Vietnam War

This post is part of the ongoing #FultonFridays featuring the writings of Ven. Fulton Sheen. Goodness, patriotism, honesty and loyalty are losing their battles not by conflict, but by default. Those who are called to be defenders of what is right are not wounded in the battle. They flee. Courage has always been in the […]

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.

catalog.archives.gov/id/17331456 Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity, 1944 - 1981 Photograph of the Mobile Riverine Force 9/26/1967

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American Helicopters

21 Sep 1967, Da Nang, South Vietnam --- Da Nang, South Vietnam: Marine Cpl. Michael Wynn, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, seems to be trying to get a message across with a takeoff of the hippie slogan "make war not love" written on his helmet here. Wynn is taking a breather during Operation Ballistic Charge. 9/21/67 --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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

One of these videos was posted on my Facebook site earlier in the week resulting in quite a few comments from vets and non-vets alike. The main reason for posting is two-fold: first, to…

A twin-rotor helicopter and three single-rotor helicopters appear to be stacked atop one another during a supply airlift for support forces in Vietnam, March 22, 1971. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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