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Army SGT Daniel J. Brown, 27, of Jerome, Idaho. Died March 24, 2012, serving during Operation Enduring Freedom. Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Jerry Genesio

American Soldiers

Mike Thornton...Medal of Honor SEAL. Michael Thornton was one of only 15 U.S. Navy personnel, (three of them SEALs), who received the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions during the Vietnam War. He is also the only recipient in over a century to save the life of another Medal of Honor recipient – SEAL Lieutenant Thomas Norris – who had performed heroic, lifesaving actions of his own just months earlier. Both men are still alive and well today. American Pride, American Veterans, Native American History, Native American Indians, Medal Of Honor Recipients, The Boogeyman

American Pride

American Veterans

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Native American Indians

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The Boogeyman

Mike Thornton...Medal of Honor SEAL. Michael Thornton was one of only 15 U.S. Navy personnel, (three of them SEALs), who received the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions during the Vietnam War. He is also the only recipient in over a century to save the life of another Medal of Honor recipient – SEAL Lieutenant Thomas Norris – who had performed heroic, lifesaving actions of his own just months earlier. Both men are still alive and well today.

Honoring Robert Lewis Howard who was a highly decorated United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded 8 Purple Hearts, 4 Bronze Stars, and was nominated for the Medal of Honor three separate times. He was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on February 22, 2010. American History, Native American, American Patriot, Nord Vietnam, Homeless Veterans, Vietnam Veterans

Honoring Robert Lewis Howard who was a highly decorated United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded 8 Purple Hearts, 4 Bronze Stars, and was nominated for the Medal of Honor three separate times. He was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on February 22, 2010.

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Joseph Galloway was a civilian reporter at the battle of La Drang. He co-authored the book We Were Soldiers Once… And Young with Hal Moore. Galloway was the only civilian to be awarded the Bronze Star in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for helping to rescue wounded soldiers during the battle.

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Army PFC Steven Acosta, 19, of Calexico, California. Died October 26, 2003, serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died of injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident in Baqubah, Diyala Province, Iraq.

Jerry Genesio

A soldier's story: Rare images of Vietnam War Charlie Haughey was drafted to the US Army in 1967. After arriving in Vietnam in 1968, he served a tour of duty as a rifleman and was commissioned to take photos of the battalion for Army and civilian newspapers

African American History

Soul Soldiers - Vietnam

British History

Game Mode

Time Magazine, Vietnam War

War Photography

Documentary Photography

Pulitzer Prize winning photographer David Hume Kennerly under fire near Chon Thanh, South Vietnam, in 1972.

Vietnam Memorial

An M60 operator pauses for a moment under the heavy load of machine gun ammo. Members of the unit were all required to carry some type of ammo or supplies, including bandoliers of heavy bullets. Name, date, and location unknown

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SEAL Team Two 1968 ~ Vietnam War

Nagasaki

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Fotografia

Co Rentmeester, a renowned Vietnam war photographer, after being wounded in action. (1968)

Modern History

Vietnam War Pictures In Color | Photos of the vietnam War in Photos of the War Forum

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U.S. Navy Seals ~ Vietnam War

Hanoi Vietnam

Vietnam Protests

Usmc Vietnam

Wounded American Marines being treated and prepared for evacuation during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War Medical - Nurse caring for a sick Vietnamese child at a MUST field hospital

Cindy Ashbaugh

Vietnam War colour photos

Enrico Brunoni

American Soldiers

Saigon Vietnam

Charles Haughey, a Vietnam War soldier, pretended to have photographic experience but was nonetheless on the front line of the war. His photos have come to light recently, after being stored for 45 years.

Army Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Britton-Mihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, Calif. SSgt Britton-Mihalo was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; died April 25, 2012 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by small-arms fire. Independance Day, Military Service

Independance Day

Military Service

Army Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Britton-Mihalo, 25, of Simi Valley, Calif. SSgt Britton-Mihalo was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; died April 25, 2012 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by small-arms fire.

Jerry Genesio

And we wonder why these incredible men and women come home with so many problems!! Pulitzer Prize Winning Photography | VIETNAM PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PHOTOS - STARS N' STRIPES

October 17, 1969, Saigon, Vietnam - Soldiers of the 11th Armored Cavalry in the rubber plantation area at Loc Ninh and Quan Loi are shown after their arrival here. Some soldiers check out their tank as others in the foreground wash themselves off. Hue Vietnam, Vietnam Tank, Dalat Vietnam, Vietnam Food

October 17, 1969, Saigon, Vietnam - Soldiers of the 11th Armored Cavalry in the rubber plantation area at Loc Ninh and Quan Loi are shown after their arrival here. Some soldiers check out their tank as others in the foreground wash themselves off.