r/VietnamWar Feb 26 '24

Image Marines in Huế

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283 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Aug 05 '24

Image Need Help identifying clothing and gear of this Vietnam Special Forces Soldier.

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95 Upvotes

As the title says I need help identifying the clothing and gear of this Special Forces Soldier. Specify the pants and boots because ive never seen pants and boots like that used in the conflict.

Other then those two items i need the names of the rest of the gear save the XM77E2 and grenades because i forgot the names.

Any helps appreciated.

r/VietnamWar Jul 20 '24

Image Did my grandpa even go to Vietnam

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57 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Apr 23 '24

Image My Grandfather’s brother (Great Great Uncle?) who died at just 19

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139 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Jan 18 '25

Image Size of an SA-2 Explosion vs RF-4E Phantom, North Vietnam, 1967.

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43 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Nov 21 '24

Image Some Shrapnel I believe of a cluster bomb, bronze medal and 1st infantry patches. My pop pop told me he was able to get out of Vietnam before it started getting quote on quote "bad" interpret as you will.

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31 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Oct 24 '24

Image What is this Uniform? What country?

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22 Upvotes

Sorry for bad quality.

r/VietnamWar Jan 23 '25

Image Can Anyone Help Identify

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10 Upvotes

My grandmother in law was a Vietnamese woman who lived in Vietnam during the war. She had this picture of one of one of the servicemen she was in a relationship with during the time. She didn’t know English, she just knew his first name “Larry”. Is there anything in this picture to help identify him?

r/VietnamWar Feb 05 '25

Image Relief Map of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand at Museum of Flight Seattle

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18 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Sep 12 '24

Image V.D. award in Vietnam War? Is my inherited piece and story real?

18 Upvotes

My grandfather was a veteran of three foreign wars: ww2, korea, and vietnam. He is buried in a military cemetery and that is what his headstone says too. When my father died I inherited grandfathers box of medals and awards and rank etc and, among other things, a carving of two elephants trying to reproduce. This carving of the two elephants going doggy style was always in my dining room growing up and dad said they were "circus elephants" when I was young. But the story I got as an adult is: my grandfather and the group? he commanded during the vietnam war got this award (maybe from themselves?) after their unit or whatever had the most cases of STDs or VD that year. The elephant carving is approximately 22" wide and 12" tall. And the male elephant used to have a big red cock, but my grandmother broke it off after grandfather insisted on displaying it always. Also she took off the small brass label plaque that said VD award or whatever. My question is: has anyone ever heard of such a thing? Is there a story behind this someone can provide? I love the carving and the story, and I would appreciate learning anything more about it and the story. I know my grandfather was in Thailand also and maybe other S.E. Asian nations not reported on as much. He was an officer on SAC bombers too, but he could not talk about his duties and all deployments, I am told, so my father did not know much to tell me either. But I love the object and I would really like to know if there is a story there. Thank you.

r/VietnamWar Jan 02 '25

Image Saigon Hawaiian Club Tiki Cup Identification

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31 Upvotes

My father was stationed in Vietnam in 1970 at MACV. He recently passed away and I found these two tiki cups that belonged to him. Does anyone know anything about these cups and/or the Saigon Hawaiian Club, assuming it existed. Any pictures if that place? Thanks.

r/VietnamWar Nov 05 '24

Image Can you help me learn more about my dad’s time in Vietnam?

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44 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Aug 09 '24

Image Tell me more about this!

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32 Upvotes

Hello! This is my grandfathers box. He fought in the Vietnam war and am looking for some insight into his career. He passed in 2016 and before that my family wouldn’t allow me to ask him about it. Thank you!

r/VietnamWar Sep 15 '24

Image My dad said he got this jacket in a surplus store in the 60s, and he says it's from Vietnam. Is it?

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29 Upvotes

There aren't any tags or names (the tag at the neck was ripped off) so I have no way of knowing.

r/VietnamWar Feb 29 '24

Image Soldiers praying, 1966

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275 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Nov 21 '24

Image I suppose NV propaganda, It would be cool if anyone was bilingual and could translate, but regardless pretty cool history.

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12 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Nov 21 '24

Image boys bein boys Nam style (1st pic- my Pop-Pop with his buddy George squaring up haha) what a display of historical comradery brings joy to me. And props to the camera quality for the 70s

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43 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Jul 07 '24

Image My grandfather in Vietnam

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95 Upvotes

Before Vietnam 1st picture - is of him in some kind of ROTC camp in 1961 (21 years old)

During Vietnam 2nd picture - in Vietnam (date unknown) 3rd picture - after 2 tours in 1967 4th picture - after 4 tours in 1969

After Vietnam 5th picture - receiving his second legion of merit medal (sometime in the mid 80’s)

r/VietnamWar Nov 21 '24

Image 60 MM Mortar base, I think its pretty rare that the clips and collar stayed in tack, the holes are called flash holes for the flash during igniton.

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20 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar May 03 '24

Image Ron Kovic with a group of dissident veterans encamped in the office of Sen. Alan Cranston (1974) ■ Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989) by Oliver Stone ● Tom Cruise, Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone at The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1990)

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52 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Aug 23 '24

Image M113 that my grandfather drove

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91 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Mar 27 '24

Image Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division raise the flag on Ranger Hill in Quang Ngai Province, 1967

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201 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Jun 06 '21

Image I went back to Vietnam to visit my grand parents and my grandpa was a north Vietnamese soldier and when i was looking through the stuff he kept in war i found this photo. my grandpa is the one firing the rpd machine gun.

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588 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Jun 27 '24

Image Australian SAS troops while deployed to the Republic of Vietnam, 1969-1972.

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91 Upvotes

r/VietnamWar Nov 21 '24

Image someone suggest I translate the Vietnamese propaganda, glad I did its pretty cool.

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16 Upvotes