24 Vietnam War Photos That Tell a Captivating Story

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A soldier gets airlifted by helicopter.

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A widow is given a bodybag with her husband's remains.

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9 American soldiers being brought home to their final resting place.

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Soldiers hit the deck to avoid being hit by helicopter shrapnel.

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Member of the CIA helping Vietnamese evacuees.

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Families were forced to leave their homes in order to escape.

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Women were forced to fight against the U.S. and South Vietnam.

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Reverend Thich Quang Duc sets himself on fire in Saigon, 1963.

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Executions of this type were commonplace.

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A soldier fights for his life.

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A soldier tries taking his mind off the war.

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American marines take target practice.

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Operating rooms would be set up on the fly.

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Soldiers trying to fill up on fresh water.

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Activists wearing masks when holding private meetings during the war.

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Once American evacuation helicopters arrived, it was pure chaos.

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A Vietnam POW finally reunites with his family.

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This famous picture features Jan Rose Kasmir protesting against the National Guard.

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Soldiers try pushing a helicopter off a ship to make room for more evacuation flights.

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Soldiers would shed their uniforms at the outskirts of Saigon so as not to reveal their identity.

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A prisoner awaiting transport to a U.S. camp.

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Soldiers sift through the wreckage of U.S. Navy plane.

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Booby traps, barbed wire, and poisoned stakes guarded guerilla outposts.

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A little bit of humor from the Americans.