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.
A United States African-American soldier of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry gestures to the Vietnamese farmers and their children to get out of their hut in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War as part of Operation Wallowa. A white soldier directs the Vietnamese villagers away from their hut. The Vietnamese stand behind bushes with other villagers one by one. Vietnamese woman holds her infant son. The infant son’s hair is shaved except for a small spot of hair near the forehead, in Da A Fu or "A Fu" Chinese style.
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.
Vietnamese villagers assemble in open field with U.S. soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese villagers are being briefed by American and South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldiers. Vietnamese villagers, with head scarf-wearing women holding their young children, squat in field in Que Son Valley.
United States soldier of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry and South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldier speaks to Vietnamese child wearing nón lá (leaf hat) in field in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War. South Vietnamese (ARVN) soldier explains to Vietnamese child. Vietnamese child listens while chewing candy. American soldier points to his right while talking to the Vietnamese child. The soldiers and the child stand up and leave the field together. Squatting Vietnamese girl in the field looks at the camera and begins to talk.
United States soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 7th Cavalry question a Vietnamese man, wearing head-scarf, as he squats in the field in Que Son Valley during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese man talks to soldiers.