United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Sandbagged machine gun positions. USAF and SSF personnel manning the positions. A soldier aims a machine gun.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A USAF O-1F Bird Dog aircraft parked at an air base. A Vietnamese observer seated in the aircraft. FAC Captain Lawrence Reed adjusts a gear in the front seat. The engine of the airplane starts. The airplane taxis to the end of the strip.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. An aircraft in flight. FAC Captain Lawrence Reed at the controls of the aircraft. A USAF A-1E Skyraider on a dive bomb run over targets. The aircraft drops napalm bombs. Smoke rises up from the area.
Raising of the Vietnamese flag in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A banner reads: 'Horace E Young'. United States Air Force and SSF personnel march through the gates of a camp. High altitude view of an area. Troops stand in formation during the raising of the Vietnamese flag. The Vietnamese flag flying atop a flag pole. USAF O-1F Bird Dog aircraft take off from an airstrip in background.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A Vietnamese observer seated in a USAF O-1F Bird Dog aircraft. The wheel of the aircraft move. An FAC team is briefed in a forward area. ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) troops firing in the background. A briefing map shows troops positions and suspected Viet Cong positions. A Province Chief briefs SSF and USAF personnel on a field. An O-1F aircraft circles overhead. ARVN troops firing in a battle line.
A flag raising ceremony in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese flag flying atop a flag pole. Vietnamese civilians in front of a church during the ceremony. A man speaks into a microphone. Officers seated in chairs.