South Vietnam Collection

Search And Destroy
The second wave of combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing

Front Line Copter
5th January 1969: A soldier in the U.S

1 dong banknote, 1955, reverse, agricultural works, South Vietnam, 20th century
DGA2589610 1 dong banknote, 1955, reverse, agricultural works, South Vietnam, 20th century; (add.info.: 1 dong banknote, 1955, reverse, agricultural works. South Vietnam, 20th century)

Historical stamp commemorating the FSM or Free Speech Movement, Movement for Freedom in 1964 at the University of California, 1986, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Historic stamp for the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Vietnamese People's Police, 1985, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Historical stamps from Vietnam, Southeast Asia

Amazing of rock and moss at Co Thach beach, Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam, Seascape of Vietnam Strange rocks

Vietnam: US Army Sergeant Gerald Laird of the 101st Airborne Division firing a machine gun during an engagement in South Vietnam, c. 1966

Historic stamp of the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Indochina, Indochinese Communist Party, by Ho Chi Minh, 1980, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

A Vietnamese woman mending blue fishing net, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Nguyen Cao Ky Smoking a Cigarette
(Original Caption) Premier Nguyen Cao Ky is seen here in Danang where he campaigned for the Vice Presidency

Soldiers Moving One of Their Wounded
(Original Caption) Keeping low to avoid enemy fire U.S. Marines push one of their wounded out of range during fighting in the old section of Hue

Soldier Walking Cautiously in South Vietnam
(Original Caption) U.S. Marines with machine guns ready, watch for enemy snipers on a street in Hue on February 7th. Allied dive bombers and U.S

Marines in Combat
(Original Caption) U.S. Marines aim their guns from windows inside building during battle against Communists who invaded the city on January 30th

Pedestrians and Soldiers Traveling War Torn Street
(Original Caption) Residents, refugees and soldiers file through the messy ruins of a street in Hue

Meeting of Asian Leaders
(Original Caption) King of Thailand Visits Vietnam. Saigon, South Vietnam: King Phumiphol Aduldej of Thailand, left, talking with President Ngo Dinh Diem of Vietnam at the Presidential Palace here

Helicopter Hoisting Pilot
(Original Caption) Copter Rescue

Military Traffic in South Vietnam
(Original Caption) Large Convoy. Tay Minnh, South Vietnam: An oxcart passes a large South Vietnamese convoy which is parked on Highway 22 leading toward the Cambodian border, November 24

Marines Coming Ashore in South Vietnam
(Original Caption) Near Hue, South Vietnam, an amphibious task group of second battalion, Third Marines, moved in from the South China Sea, early on July 20th

Smoke Filled Sky Near Airplane
(Original Caption) Wreckage of some of the 20 aircraft destroyed in a Communist rocket attack on Da Nang Airbase, is shown still burning on the flight line

Nguyen Cao Ky During Vice Presidency Run
(Original Caption) Here Nguyen Cao Ky is campaigning with crowds of Vietnamese with posters

Nguyen Cao Ky Smoking a Cigarette
(Original Caption) Here Nguyen Cao Ky is seen where he is campaigning for the Vice Presidency

Map Showing Pacification Routes in South Vietnam
(Original Caption) The progress of the pacification program in South Vietnam, "the other war" to "win the minds and hearts of the people" through grass roots cooperation

Crowd for Nguyen Cao Ky
(Original Caption) Here is a large crowd where Nguyen Cao Ky is campaigning for Vice Presidency. Heading the military ticket is Lt. General Nguyen Van Thieu for President

Small Child Receiving Food Rations in Saigon
(Original Caption) A little Vietnamese, acting as the man of the family, watches carefully as a rice ration is poured into a bowl his mother gave him

Military Plane Landing at Khe Sanh
(Original Caption) A C-130 Hercules transport

Ferries Transporting Residents
Makeshift ferries, made from sampans lashed together, carry residents across a river that bisects their city

Ferries Transporting Residents
(Original Caption) Makeshift ferries- sampans lashed together- carry:Bettmann Aresidents across ry: perfume r:19r which bisects ry: city

Miss Hirsh wrapping bandages on horse's leg
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Soldier Leaning Over to Rest
(Original Caption) A wounded U.S. Marine rests in a building that has been cleared of Communist troops during fighting in Hue

Soldiers Wading in Rice Paddy
(Original Caption) Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division's Reconnaissance Unit scatter quickly to take up a defensive position in the middle of a rice paddy field near Bong Son

Troops Walking in Field
(Original Caption) American troops operate in swamps and rivers south of Saigon. Pick up Viet Cong suspects and question them

Terrified Vietnamese Civilians in City of Hue 1968

US Marines Move Against Viet Cong Near Hue 1968
Heavily armed Marines lie prone on a roadside ridge providing cover for buddies who approach a solitary house in search of Viet Cong during a search and destroy mission

McNamara Touring First Cavalry Base
(Original Caption) Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (left) and Major General Harry W.O

Display of Map Showing Battles of Vietnam War
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: Communist guerillas killed 42 Vietnamese soldiers and wounded 13 U. S. officers and men in one of the biggest battles of the war U. S

Soldier Holding a Rifle
(Original Caption) New Rifle. Khe, South Vietnam: SP/4 Rodney W. Henning, of Chippewa Falls, Wisc

Area Where Gunner was Shot Down
(Original Caption) Communist gunners shot down a U.S. Marine A-4 Skyhawk during fighting on January 23rd near Khe Sanh along the Cambodian border

Soldiers Regrouping after Plane was Shot Down
(Original Caption) Communist gunners shot down a U.S. Marine A-4 Skyhawk during fighting on January 23rd near Khe Sanh along the Cambodian border

Refugees Building a Shelter after Attacks
(Original Caption) Refugees whose homes had been wrecked during the bloody 25-day battle for this ancient imperial city start building a crude shelter here

American Soldier in Vietnam
(Original Caption) An American soldier keeps a wary eye on the hills and a firm hand on his weapon after U.S

Refugees Fleeing Battle in Saigon
(Original Caption) Saigon:While the battle blazes on behind them

People Standing by Crashed Aircraft
(Original Caption) Tan Son Nhut Airbase, South Vietnam: Government soldiers stand near some of the fuselage of a Galaxy C5A that crashed after taking off from this airbase here April 4, 1975

Map Illustrating Forces in the South Vietnamese City of Hue
(Original Caption) U.S. Marines broke through the south wall of Hue's Citadel and surged west to capture the Nguyen Hoang Bridge as illustrated in this map

Ngo Kinh Diem and Paul Ely Watching a Flag Descend the Flag Staff
(Original Caption) Premier Ngo Kinh Diem of Vietnam (left) and Gen

Vietnamese Travelers Goods Being Unloaded from Ship
(Original Caption) Local youths carry the belongings of refugees from North Vietnam who arrived by ship at Saigon

Medics Carrying Injured Man on Stretcher
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: Photo shows wounded being brought to the hospital on Boulevard Bonnard after fighting broke out in the streets of Saigon

Soldiers Firing Weapons from Behind a Tree
(Original Caption) Saigon, South Vietnam: The main street of Saigon, Boulevard Gallieni, became a battlefield during the two day war

French Soldier Crouching Behind a Tree, Saigon 1955

Religious Ceremony Provided by Pope to Indochina
(Original Caption) Saigon, Indochina: Religious Sect Gets Flag From Caodaist Pope. A Special envoy from the Pope of the Caodaist

Vietnamese Soldier Stands Over Prisoner
4/24/1955-Saigon, South Vietnam: Troops of American backed Premier Ngo Diem and the rebel Binh Xuyen sect fought a breif street battle with machine guns

Binh Xuyen Members Sleeping on the Ground
(Original Caption) Saigon, Indochina: Ordered Off Streets In Saigon

Colonel Philip Cibotti Training Vietnamese Troops
(Original Caption) Against Reds and Rebels

Nguyen Phuong Giving a Speech
(Original Caption) Cao Dai Chief in Address. Saigon, South Vietnam: Gen

Vietnamese Fleeing on the Street
(Original Caption) Saigon: Civilians, some of them soaked by water from firehouses used in vain attempts to put out flames in burning buildings, flee fighting and bombing

Posters About Absentee Ruler
Lampoon Absentee ruler

Crowds Celebrating First Indochina Republic
(Original Caption

Saigon Town Hall
(Original Caption) Vietnamese Rejoice as Country Becomes a Republic

Ngo Dinh Diem Speaking into a Microphone
(Original Caption) A Republic Is Born

Ngo Dinh Diem Taking Oath of Office
(Original Caption) Inauguration of First President of Vietnam Republic

French Troops Leave Indo-China

Portrait of Ngo Dinh Diem and Others
(Original Caption) The pro-western regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem has won a solid victory in the first National Assembly election in the young Republic of South Vietnam

View of Theater Holding General Elections
(Original Caption) This is the Municipal Theater of Saigon, South Vietnam, within a few days it will be the seat of Vietnam's first Constitutive Assembly

South Vietnamese Woman Casting Ballot
(Original Caption) This young South Vietnamese woman casts her ballot during the general elections held in the area to name a Constitutive Assembly

Child Drinking a Glass of Milk
(Original Caption) Both of these youngsters and their parents escaped from the Communist North Vietnam across the 17th parallel early last May, and here, at a refugee center in Dong Ha

Doctor Examining a Patient
(Original Caption) In one of the many refugee camps outside of Saigon

Man Selling Food at Market
A man is shown here preparing food to sell at his market during the Chinese New Year celebration

President Diem at Desk
(Original Caption) 3/22/1958-Saigon, Vietnam: President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam seated at desk in Independence Palace in Saigon

South Vietnamese Solder Wearing Bullets on Helmet
(Original Caption) CHON THANH, SOUTH VIETNAM: An ARVN airborne paratrooper, a band of bullets circling his helmet, seems to be lost in deep thought as he heads down Highway 13

Fishing Families Resting After Voyage
(Original Caption) Escapees from Communism, these fishing families rest near the junks they sailed in convoy to freedom in Tourane, South Vietnam

CH-46 Helicopter Picking up Supplies
2/22/1968- Khe Sanh, South Vietnam: A CH-46 helicopter prepares to pick up a load of supplies at Khe Sanh to be delivered to units of outlying post

Vietnamese Couple Salvaging Materials
(Original Caption) Saigon

Vietnamese Couple Salvaging Materials
(Original Caption) Saigon

Soldiers in Army Helmet and Fatigues

General Maxwell Taylor And Ngo Dinh Diem
General Maxwell Taylor, special military advisor for President Kennedy meets with South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon on October 23, 1961

Bombing Victims in Saigon
Horrified Vietnamese, some wounded, pack into a jeep following an aerial attack upon President Diem's palace in Saigon, South Vietnam

Vietnam, DMZ Area, Quang Tri Province, Ben Hai, war memorial at site of former north and south Vietnam border post

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Reunification Palace, former seat of South Vietnamese Government, state dining room

Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, elevated skyline view above Reunification Palace

US Army Ranger Trains Vietnamese Corporal
Vietnamese trainees watch as US Ranger Lt. Bruce G. Smally instructs Corporal Y. Bhung on how to use a bayonet

Ho Dinh Van Sacrificing his Life
(Original Caption) Flames engulf Buddhist Priest Ho Dinh Van in front of the Saigon Roman Catholic Cathedral here on October 27th, as people watch

Neil Sheehan Typing on Typewriter
5/1963-Saigon, South Vietnam-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Waist-up photo of UPI reporter Neil Sheehan, currently stationed in Saigon

Reporter Neil Sheehan
5/1963-Saigon, South Vietnam-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Photo of UPI reporter Neil Sheehan seated at his typewriter

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EDITORS COMMENTS

South Vietnam, a land of resilience and memories etched in history. From the intense Search And Destroy missions to the thunderous roar of Front Line Copters, this nation witnessed the true essence of war. In the tranquil Mekong Delta, a Vietnamese woman mends her blue fishing net, embodying strength amidst adversity. In Quang Tri Province's DMZ Area lies Ben Hai, where a solemn war memorial stands as a reminder of former battles fought on these grounds. Ho Chi Minh City reveals its vibrant spirit through the Reunification Palace, once serving as the seat of South Vietnamese power. As we ascend above this bustling cityscape, an elevated skyline view unveils both progress and echoes from the past. The Reunification Palace stands tall with pride; it witnessed countless triumphs and heartaches that shaped South Vietnam's destiny. But beyond these iconic landmarks lie stories untold – tales of bravery and sacrifice woven into every corner of this resilient nation. Amidst turmoil and conflict, South Vietnam held onto hope for a brighter future. Today, as we gaze upon images like that Vietnamese woman mending her net in the Mekong Delta or stand before memorials like Ben Hai or Reunification Palace in Ho Chi Minh City, let us remember those who lived through tumultuous times. Their legacy lives on within each stitch sewn into that blue fishing net and within every brick laid at these historic sites. South Vietnam may have faced its share of trials but remains forever etched in our collective memory as a testament to human endurance and unwavering spirit.