The war in Vietnam has been described as the first “living room war”—meaning combat was seen on TV screens and newspapers on a daily basis. Newspaper and television crews documented this war much more intensely than they did earlier conflicts. This willingness to allow documentation of the war extended to the military’s own photographers—who captured thousands of images that covered every aspect of the conflict between 1962 and 1975.

We will be sharing some of these pictures and videos in the coming weeks from The National Archives, Library of Congress, and other collections such as the one shared today.

Marines ride atop an M-48 tank cover their ears as the 90mm gun fires during a road sweep southwest of Phu Bai; 4/3/1968; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927

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https://www.facebook.com/VietnamVeteransofAmerica/photos/a.142797372427322/5989273444446323/