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Army trucks loaded with soldiers during Vietnam War
/ Army trucks loaded with soldiers approach and stop, soldiers unload / Soldiers stand in line formation, commanding sergeant on platform / CU soldiers on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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USS Repose Hospital Ship Helps in Vietnam War
Helicopter lands on deck of hospital ship USS Repose / injured Vietnamese children unloaded from chopper into hospital beds / child inspected in small bath tub / pan of hospital room where children are seated in beds / young woman with...
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Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison), place for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
Hanoi Hilton (Hoa Lo Prison), place for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War
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1968 Chicago Democratic National Convention
Series of shots of demonstrations against Vietnam war in streets of Chicago during the Democratic National convention - various shots of protesters moving about in street in front of Conrad Hilton Hotel, shots of National Guard troops...
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LBJ Gives Speech on Vietnam at American Legion Convention
Drill guards, marching bands and others perform on streets of Washington DC / crowd watches the parade part of the American Legion National Convention / parade with Capitol Building in the distance / CU American Legion sign / convention...
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Soldiers posing for photographs during Vietnam War
/ group of soldiers goofing off and posing for pictures together.
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Fighter Jet firing on tank during Vietnam War
/ Fighter Jet shooting at tank, tank explosion.
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The French begin to lose Indochina War
/ French soldiers dropped by plane into Laos to combat Chinese surge / soldiers and supplies standing around as plane takes off / plane dropping bombs on Vietcong hiding in the countryside / Vietnamese soldiers advancing through the...
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President Johnson Gives State of the Union Address
EXT Capitol Building where inside President Lyndon B Johnson is giving his State of the Union Address / 'Tonight the cup of peril is full in Vietnam. That conflict is not an isolated episode, but another great event in the policy that we...
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MS U.S. Special Operation Forces soldiers with automatic rifles in Vietnam war / Jungle, Hue, Vietnam
MS U.S. Special Operation Forces soldiers with automatic rifles in Vietnam war / Jungle, Hue, Vietnam
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ABC News crews covering Vietnam protest
/ Vietnam War protesters outside Rockefeller Center singing, 'Give Peace a Chance' as ABC News film crews film them.
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Soldier loads large, ground-mounted gun during Vietnam War
/ Soldier loads large, ground-mounted gun and ducks, another seated near covers ears on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Officer addresses soldiers about unit movement during Vietnam War
/ CU officer addresses soldiers about unit movement / CU soldier or officer talks about team movement, holds gun upright on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Soldiers in full uniform march in random order during Vietnam War
/ Low angle - soldiers in full uniform march in random order through grass / Shot from behind as they march / soldiers approach tent / soldiers approach dilapidated structure on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Commanding officer talks to soldiers during Vietnam War
/ Commanding officer addresses soldiers seated on ground, narrator talks about Claymore mine / Soldiers put on helmets at direction of officer on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Officer awards two soldiers with badges during Vietnam War
/ Shot from behind, soldier in full uniform hides with gun aimed in brush cover / Officer awards two soldiers with badges, American flag in background on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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CU soldiers seated on ground during Vietnam War
/ CU soldiers seated on ground, listening to officer speaking / Officer and soldiers stand in grassy field, officer directs them and one raises pair of binoculars to eyes on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Soldier approaches recently exploded structure during Vietnam War
/ Soldier with gun approaches recently exploded structure and moves rubble / two soldiers kneel, one talks on radio with cord / Line of soldiers march through grassy clearing, fire and smoke in background on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam...
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Commanding officer gives orders to group during Vietnam War
/ Over the shoulder of two seated soldiers - commanding officer gives orders to group / CU of soldier in helmet, holding gun on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Soldiers with guns lie on ground during Vietnam War
/ Three soldiers in full uniform with guns lie on ground, officer crouches behind them; all stand together, pan to see other soldiers nearby also standing on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Aerial of brush landscape and foot soldiers during Vietnam War
/ Aerial shot of brush landscape - foot soldiers in training firefight / CU officer talking to soldiers / Pan of soldiers in uniform seated, listening to officer on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)
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Soldiers and officers encounter gunfire during Vietnam War
/ Soldier in full uniform walks beside officer in white t-shirt along dirt, gravel road / When gunfire is heard, soldier drops to ground and fires gun; two others crawl to his side, and he crawls ahead on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam...
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CU of soldiers listening to officer during Vietnam War
/ metal ladder-frame that reads 'SIZE UP THE SITUATION' / Officer addressing soldiers / CU soldiers listening to officer on January 01, 1967 in Vietnam (Footage by Getty Images)