U.S. Air Force B-57 Canberra bomber aircraft attacking Viet Cong positions in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Aerial views of B-57B in flight attacking Viet Cong base in Vietnam.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USAF and Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) FACs checking a map. USAF O-1F Bird Dog aircraft parked in the background. FAC Captain Lawrence Reed does preflight checking of the aircraft and smoke rockets. He boards the aircraft.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A market place of Vietnam. Civilians walking in the market. A USAF captain and SSF personnel buying vegetables.
United States Air Force (USAF) Forward Air Controllers (FACs) in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Troops march into position for a flag raising ceremony. They are greeted by a Province Chief. USAF, SSF and ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) troops in formation during the ceremony. The Province Chief awards medals to ARVN troops. The Vietnamese flag flutters atop a flag pole.
Artistic depiction of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines moving in Vietnamese jungle during Vietnam War. Marines in a rural village. Vietnamese children gather to watch Marine Reserve Captain John T. Dyer creating a ‘Combat Art’ artwork. Captain Dyer sketches as children curiously watch the Marine. Captain Dyer talks about the artistic inspiration he finds during his stay in Vietnam, saying, "I'd like to come back to this country someday when I don't have to wear a 45 on my hip." A Vietnamese boy comes near Dyer to watch him work closely. An old man peers behind Dyer. A ‘Combat Art’ painting of Vietnamese fishermen on boat created by Dyer during his time in the Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the United States public during the “Radio and Television Report to the American People Following Renewed Aggression in the Gulf of Tonkin” from the Fish Room at the White House in August 4, 1964. "Renewed hostile actions against United States ships on the high seas in the Gulf of Tonkin have today required me to order the military forces of the United States to take action in reply,” says President Johnson. The USS Constellation (CV-64) aircraft carrier sailing. Pilots walk away from Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior fighter jets in the USS Constellation. Aircrafts fire missiles, destroying facilities in North Vietnam. United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara addresses the public to explain the direct attack against North Vietnam. “We wish to emphasize we seek no wider war. Our response will depend upon the action of the aggressors, in this case the North Vietnamese. The key to the situation remains the cessation of infiltration from the North into the South,” says Secretary McNamara.
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