ENEMIES WILL CERTAINLY BE DEFEATED! (FRANCE USA CHINA) — Vintage Vietnamese propaganda declaring independence from all future interlopers.
(Vietnamese Propaganda)

ENEMIES WILL CERTAINLY BE DEFEATED! (FRANCE USA CHINA) — Vintage Vietnamese propaganda declaring independence from all future interlopers.

(Vietnamese Propaganda)

Vietnamese tirailleur soldiers in service to the French empire.

Vietnamese tirailleur soldiers in service to the French empire.

An enthusiastic South Vietnamese soldier. February 17, 1972. Bac Binh Vuong, South Vietnam. (via)

An enthusiastic South Vietnamese soldier. February 17, 1972. Bac Binh Vuong, South Vietnam. (via)

Vietnam 1967: An American Marine covers a Viet Cong suspect during the evacuation of the village of Ben Suc in South Vietnam. January 8, 1967.
(via)

Vietnam 1967: An American Marine covers a Viet Cong suspect during the evacuation of the village of Ben Suc in South Vietnam. January 8, 1967.

(via)

South Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War.
(VNAF)

South Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War.

(VNAF)

Marines fighting in Operation Thor near the DMZ during the Vietnam War, 1968. Photo by SSgt. Donnie Shearer, USMC Combat Photographer, 3rd. Mar Div.
(Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association)

Marines fighting in Operation Thor near the DMZ during the Vietnam War, 1968. Photo by SSgt. Donnie Shearer, USMC Combat Photographer, 3rd. Mar Div.

(Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association)

Vietnam 1954: Viet Minh troops on parade in Hanoi.
(via)

Vietnam 1954: Viet Minh troops on parade in Hanoi.

(via)

American soldiers during the Battle of Dak To. Vietnam, November 1967.

American soldiers during the Battle of Dak To. Vietnam, November 1967.

talesofwar:

Algerians of the 1st RTA (Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens) assaulting the Ninh Binh rock after it was overwhelmed by Viet Minh troops.

talesofwar:

Algerians of the 1st RTA (Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens) assaulting the Ninh Binh rock after it was overwhelmed by Viet Minh troops.

Vietnam 1961: A South Vietnamese Marine Commando relaxes on a patrol boat on the Mekong River. Photo by Nicolas Tikhomiroff/Magnum.

Vietnam 1961: A South Vietnamese Marine Commando relaxes on a patrol boat on the Mekong River. Photo by Nicolas Tikhomiroff/Magnum.

ARVN Rangers during the Vietnam War.
(VNAF)

ARVN Rangers during the Vietnam War.

(VNAF)

South Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War.
(VNAF)

South Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War.

(VNAF)

Soldier of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
(VNAF)

Soldier of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).

(VNAF)

Montagnard soldiers during the Vietnam War. (via)

Montagnard soldiers during the Vietnam War. (via)

Photo by Larry Burrow for Life magazine: “A crewman of a machine-gun-armed escort helicopter searches flat terrain.”

Photo by Larry Burrow for Life magazine: “A crewman of a machine-gun-armed escort helicopter searches flat terrain.”