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24 Vietnam War Photos That Tell a Captivating Story

Of all the wars, Vietnam may very well have been the first to be documented so thoroughly.

Thanks to History Daily, we've collected some of the most fascinating and frightening pictures from the Vietnam War.

1.

A soldier gets airlifted by helicopter.

2.

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

3.

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

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4.

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

5.

Member of the CIA helping Vietnamese evacuees.

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Executions of this type were commonplace.

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10.

A soldier fights for his life.

11.

A soldier tries taking his mind off the war.

12.

American marines take target practice.

13.

Operating rooms would be set up on the fly.

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14.

Soldiers trying to fill up on fresh water.

15.

Activists wearing masks when holding private meetings during the war.

16.

Once American evacuation helicopters arrived, it was pure chaos.

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17.

A Vietnam POW finally reunites with his family.

18.

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

19.

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

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20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

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23.

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

24.

A little bit of humor from the Americans.

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