NVA soldiers storming the Saigon Airport in the final fall of the Republic of Vietnam, April 1975.
My wife’s uncle served in nam an he was know as Santa. He became a vegetarian because of this war. He said see human meat look like a everyday meat. An it gave him ptsd attacks when he ate it would induce nightmares for him. He died of cancer later on in life. I can only imagine what he went through in this hellscape
I wish Vietnam wasn’t such a political war, because there are some insane stories of bravery that came out of it. Especially the SF ODAs, Marine CAPs, SOG RTs, and LRRPs.
I was fortunate to get to interact with quite a few SOG vets during my time in the Army and those dudes, in my opinion, did the most insane shit ever seen in warfare and still almost nobody knows about them.
It’s one of those wars too when you read the stories from the North Vietnamese viewpoint you understand their POV and can empathize with them a lot, unlike the Taliban or AQI for a modern example.
Incredible photos
gosh wading through that water would’ve been a bitch with that m14 *galres at xm7*
Scary fucking war. Testimonies are so gripping to listen to
Any story on pic 16?
Amazing and intense photos, thanks for sharing!
I always feel so terrible for the soldiers who have to infil by getting out of a vehicle, jumping right into water, and then having to fight the rest of the [however the hell long] in soggy boots and clothing!
If there was ever a way to make war suck just a *liiittle* bit more..
I think number 2 is staged.
Calmest ambush I’ve ever seen, even have people just standing around.
Am I the only one seeing William Dafoe in pic 16?
Vietnam was the first war that USA was in that had what we would call modern photography. Beforehand it was press cameras and stuff. Vietnam saw the advent of the modern 35mm SLR and faster cleaner film.
Anyone know if there is a map geotagging where these photos are taken? I want to get an idea of what the area I grew up in experienced during the war.
My ex-Gf dad was a door gunner in a Huey. One mission after dropping off a squad, they started to take off. About 100’ in the air he saw an incoming RPG. By the time he yelled the rpg had struck inside the Huey right above his head. He remembers watching the rpg go above his head and putting his hand in front of his face and the explosion. His hand was blown up but it protected his face. Next he remembers the Huey was in flames on the ground and he was in the burning wreckage. He said he crawled with the one arm/hand that wasn’t blown up for what felt like forever but was probably 50’.
He said a random soldier ran out of the bush and helped him walk to the aid station which was far away. He passed out and woke up in the field hospital. After some time he asked the dr which soldier helped him into the station. The Dr told him “you walked in by yourself and no one helped you the whole way, your whole squad died.”
He’s had 7+ surgeries on his hand which is actually functional. It just looks in rough shape. After the military he became a Psychiatrist and was the head of an addiction center and worked as a contractor for the military helping soldiers. Nice guy just didn’t love talking about the crash.
Damn that one with the Chinook on fire is crazy, what happened there? AA light and engine on fire? Hope they made it out…
My grandpa flew CH46s there and was shot down once. That 9th picture is chilly
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Last picture goofed up for some reason, this was the one it was supposed to be:
[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01567/2801vietnam_1567831c.jpg?imwidth=960](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01567/2801vietnam_1567831c.jpg?imwidth=960)
NVA soldiers storming the Saigon Airport in the final fall of the Republic of Vietnam, April 1975.
My wife’s uncle served in nam an he was know as Santa. He became a vegetarian because of this war. He said see human meat look like a everyday meat. An it gave him ptsd attacks when he ate it would induce nightmares for him. He died of cancer later on in life. I can only imagine what he went through in this hellscape
I wish Vietnam wasn’t such a political war, because there are some insane stories of bravery that came out of it. Especially the SF ODAs, Marine CAPs, SOG RTs, and LRRPs.
I was fortunate to get to interact with quite a few SOG vets during my time in the Army and those dudes, in my opinion, did the most insane shit ever seen in warfare and still almost nobody knows about them.
It’s one of those wars too when you read the stories from the North Vietnamese viewpoint you understand their POV and can empathize with them a lot, unlike the Taliban or AQI for a modern example.
Incredible photos
gosh wading through that water would’ve been a bitch with that m14 *galres at xm7*
Scary fucking war. Testimonies are so gripping to listen to
Any story on pic 16?
Amazing and intense photos, thanks for sharing!
I always feel so terrible for the soldiers who have to infil by getting out of a vehicle, jumping right into water, and then having to fight the rest of the [however the hell long] in soggy boots and clothing!
If there was ever a way to make war suck just a *liiittle* bit more..
I think number 2 is staged.
Calmest ambush I’ve ever seen, even have people just standing around.
Am I the only one seeing William Dafoe in pic 16?
Vietnam was the first war that USA was in that had what we would call modern photography. Beforehand it was press cameras and stuff. Vietnam saw the advent of the modern 35mm SLR and faster cleaner film.
Anyone know if there is a map geotagging where these photos are taken? I want to get an idea of what the area I grew up in experienced during the war.
My ex-Gf dad was a door gunner in a Huey. One mission after dropping off a squad, they started to take off. About 100’ in the air he saw an incoming RPG. By the time he yelled the rpg had struck inside the Huey right above his head. He remembers watching the rpg go above his head and putting his hand in front of his face and the explosion. His hand was blown up but it protected his face. Next he remembers the Huey was in flames on the ground and he was in the burning wreckage. He said he crawled with the one arm/hand that wasn’t blown up for what felt like forever but was probably 50’.
He said a random soldier ran out of the bush and helped him walk to the aid station which was far away. He passed out and woke up in the field hospital. After some time he asked the dr which soldier helped him into the station. The Dr told him “you walked in by yourself and no one helped you the whole way, your whole squad died.”
He’s had 7+ surgeries on his hand which is actually functional. It just looks in rough shape. After the military he became a Psychiatrist and was the head of an addiction center and worked as a contractor for the military helping soldiers. Nice guy just didn’t love talking about the crash.
Damn that one with the Chinook on fire is crazy, what happened there? AA light and engine on fire? Hope they made it out…
My grandpa flew CH46s there and was shot down once. That 9th picture is chilly
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