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Photograph of a Marine crying.

A panic-stricken Vietnamese mother holding a half-clothed child, gets up from a crouching position to flee from sniper fire aimed at U.S. Marine behind her. She and other villagers of My Son were caught in crossfire when the Marines moved into the…

A Vietnamese mother and her children wade across a river to escape U.S. aircraft bombs during a strike on their village. The air raid attempted to knock out Viet Cong snipers who were firing on U.S. Marines from the village. Women and children were…

A bandaged Vietnamese youngster cries as she limps along in Don Xoia, where her father and two brothers were killed during the battle. The girl was injured in her bunker and soldiers dressed her wounds. When this photograph went out over the AP…

Little Vietnamese girl holds baby brother who is about to die. Few babies survive in this particular orphanage. She was sitting in this cardboard box when I passed, sort of a security blanket. The living are usually the ones who suffer the most in…

Series of photographs of an air strike in Vietnam and the damage caused by that strike. Civilian reactions to the strike are also shown.

Soldiers carry their dead comrade from the front line as troops fire on Viet Cong positions from knee-deep rice paddy water. This photograph not only illustrates the horror of the situation in Vietnam, but also reveals the plight of the war…

Photograph of a soldier lying in the back of a plane. Man next to him continues to fire out the open door.

Photograph of two soldiers helping a wounded soldier away from the battlefield.

Bodies of Americans killed in Vietnam being prepared for shipment back to the states. Most flags carry medals awarded by Vietnamese and U.S. governments. The Vietnamese boy lost his right arm in a Viet Cong mortar attack. Not only will he not receive…