Early morning view in Vietnam. Rooster crowing on patio. Water buffalo grazing in the field
View of the Mekong delta in Vietnam. Aerial view of the Mekong delta area and ocean in background at dawn.
Aerial view of a Vietnamese village during the Vietnam War. Houses and trees in view. An ambulance parked near a hut. Men stands near the ambulance.
Early morning scenes in Vietnam. Water buffaloes in a field. A buffalo grazing on a field near huts. A man stands near the buffalo.
Early morning scenes in Vietnam. A parrot seated on a tree. A U.S. airman wakes up in a cot under mosquito bar. He turns off an alarm and gets out of the bed.
A United States chaplain officiates a field memorial service during the Vietnam War. Soldiers seated on the ground in front of the chaplain. The Roman Catholic chaplain conducts the Mass. The flag of the United States flutters from a tall, tilted flagpole, atop a bunker in the background. Closeup of the chaplain reading the text of the mass from a liturgical Missal, held by an assistant. He raises the communion (Eucharist) elements, host (bread), and chalice of wine, as he speaks. The soldiers read from pamphlets as they follow the mass. Over-the-shoulder closeup of one soldier with his pamphlet. The chaplain takes of the bread and cup, himself, and then places bread (communion wafers) in the mouths of individual soldiers who come forward to receive communion. View of one soldier sitting cross-legged in contemplation, or prayer. The soldiers return their pamphlets to the Chaplain's assistant and disperse.