1966, Long Khanh Province, Republic of Vietnam. SP4 R. Richter, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, lifts his battle weary eyes to the heavens, as if to ask why? Sergeant Daniel E. Spencer stares down at their fallen comrade. The day's battle ended, the silently await the helicopter which will evacuate their comrade.
Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 531446
Kennedy, McNamara, and Taylor in the Oval Office at the White House, October 2, 1963
President Kennedy meets with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor (far left).National Archives, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
SP4 Orman Osborn carrying M-60 machine gun across a stream, 1st Inf. Div., Vietnam, 1968 PD
United States Army Heritage and Education Center - RG124S-S.L.A Marshall Coll. .451 Box 5, file, digital record
Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara, February 7, 1968. National Archives
President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara at a cabinet meeting, February 7, 1968
National Archives, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
Marines on patrol duty (Vietnamese women carrying buckets) National Archives, PD
Vietnam, 1969. Photo by Pfc. Glenn Shields, 18th Engineer Brigade. Private Collection
