Road and highway construction in Vietnam. Dirt being dumped along the road. Graders spread and level the dirt. Trees and bush houses in the background. Water tankers spray the roadway and heavy roller hardens the surface.
Road and highway construction in Vietnam. Men work on the construction of a highway. Trucks dump loads of dirt along the roadway. Road graders spread and level the dirt. Trees and bush huts in the background. Men on motor bikes pass along the roadway.
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.
American soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry speak to Vietnamese farmers in jungle of Que Son Valley during Operation Wallowa in the Vietnam War. Another Vietnamese farmer, wearing headscarf, approaches the group, escorted by another American soldier. Vietnamese elder farmers talking. Vietnamese farmers accompany American troops through the jungle. American soldiers, some wearing clear plastic to keep dry, walk through forested village and dense jungle bushes.
United States soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry wade through muddy river in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War as part of Operation Wallowa. View of legs wading through the muddy river. A United States Army helicopter (Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey”) lands in farm as Vietnamese farmers stand back.
United States soldier of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry distributescandy bars, likely Hershey’s Tropical Chocolate Bar rationed to United States soldiers, to Vietnamese villagers in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese children’s hands open, waiting for American soldiers to give them free candy. American soldier gives candy bars to Vietnamese children from plastic bag. Vietnamese mother holds child with United States Army candy bar.