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SGT James Young and SP4 David H. Gorton
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Coordinating activities of the company by radio during Operation Pershing are CAPT Phillip Blake and PFC Richard Argon.
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A search and seizure phase of Operation Pershing in the village of Troung Lan, Binh Dinh Province. A Vietnamese National Policeman questions an old man who is belived to be a supporter of VC activities.
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SP4 Gary Ortez, 1st Bn, 12th Regt, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), eats some chow during a break in the search for the enemy.
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Aerial view of members of the 1st Bn, 7th Regt, 3rd Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), taking off to make a combat assualt on a suspected enemy position.
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SP4 Richard Schlipp, Btry A, 2nd Bn, 20th Arty, 1st Air Cav (Airmobile) Div, awaits orders from the pilot to open fire with his machine gun on a platoon of Viet Cong.
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SP4 Richard Schlipp, Btry A, 2nd Bn, 20th Arty, 1st Air Cav (Airmobile) Div, replaces rockets that were expended on a fire mission against the Viet Cong.
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During Operation Pershing SP5 Eddie Townley, Crew Chief, Btry A, 2nd Bn, 20th Arty, 1st Air Cav (Airmobile) Div, shows SP4 William Love the proper way to load and arm aerial rockets on the UH-1B.
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The pilot pf am Aerial Rocket Artillery Ship of Btry A, 2nd Bn, 20th Arty, 1st Air Cav (Airmobile) Div, makes a bomb run in an area where a platoon of Viet Cong has been seen.
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A UH-1B Aerial Rocket Artillery Ship of Btry A, 2nd Bn, 20th Arty, 1st Air Cav (Airmobile) Div, takes off on a fire mission during Operation Pershing.
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Elements of the 2nd Sqdn, Section C, Btry E, 41st Arty Regt, I Field Forces Vietnam (IFFV), and the 1st Plt, Btry C, 4th Bn, 60th Arty Regt, undertake support missions for elements of D Co, 1st Bn, 7th Cav Regt, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) during Operation Pershing. An M-42 twin 40mm self-propelled automatic weapon fires from LZ "Willy" into the entrance to the An Lao Valley to discourage the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops from entering or leaving the valley.
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A quad 50 machine gun is fired at night from LZ "Willy" at the entrance to the An Lao Valley to discourage the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops from entering or leaving the valley.
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A quad 50 machine gun is fired at night from LZ "Willy" at the entrance to the An Lao Valley to discourage the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops from entering or leaving the valley.
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An M-42 twin 42mm self-propelled automatic weapon, preceded by a scout jeep and observation helicopter, provides security for elements of Troop D, 1st Recon Sqdn, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) conveying from An Lao City.
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Elements of the 2nd Sqdn, Section C, Btry E, 41st Arty Regt, I Field Forces Vietnam (IFFV), and the 1st Plt, Btry C, 4th Bn, 60th Arty Regt, undertake support missions for elements of D Co, 1st Bn, 7th Cav Regt, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) during Operation Pershing. An M-42 twin 40mm self-propelled automatic weapon fires from LZ "Willy" into the entrance to the An Lao Valley to discourage the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops from entering or leaving the valley.
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Sp4 Terry L. Boyer loads a quad fifty machine gun as it fires from LZ "Willy", located at the entrance to the An Lao Valley, to discourage the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops from entering or leaving the valley.
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A radio telephone operator and a rifleman, both of B Troop, 1st Aquad, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), stand on the trail watching while a VC hut burns down.
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A UH-1B helicopter gunship of 1st Squad, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), prepares to make a rocket run on a suspected enemy emplacements.
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LT James Howe, Plt Ldr, D Troop, 1st Squad, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), relays orders to his security elements from the radio on his machine gun Jeep.
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PFC John Crean, D Troop, checks the ID Card of a Vietnamese civilian, while on duty with 1st Squad, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile).
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Members of E Troop, 1st Squad, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), are caught in a riot control gas attack. Soldier without mask uses cigarette filters to combat as much of the smoke as possible.
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PFC Floyd Reisinger D Troop, 1st Squad, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), checks ID CArds of the local civilians as they near the camp area.
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Plt SGT Richard Wilkerson relays orders on his radio to Squad Leaders, while SP4 Kenneth Manley, transmits the messages.
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A UH-1D helicopter hovers over a dense jungle area as the crew offloads supplies for members of Co D, 1st Bn, 7th Cav Regt, 3rd Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) during Operation Pershing.
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Aerial view of UH-1B "Iroquois" helicopters of Btry "A", 2nd Bn, 20th Aerial Arty Regt, 1st Cav Div, firing 2.75-inch rockets at a suspected enemy position.
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A search and seizure phase of Operation Pershing in the village of Troung Lan, Binh Dinh Province. PFC Carl Fisher, Co A, 1st Bn, 12th Regt, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), gueards VC suspects.
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A search and seizure phase of Operation Pershing in the village of Troung Lan, Binh Dinh Province. BG George S. Blanchard discusses operational tactics with 1Lt Joseph E. Roberts.
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A search and seizure phase of Operation Pershing in the village of Troung Lan, Binh Dinh Province. PFC Sevaro N. Rievera, 2nd Plt, Co A, 1st Bn, 12th Regt, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), eats a coconut during a break.
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A search and seizure phase of Operation Pershing in the village of Troung Lan, Binh Dinh Province. SP4 Pat Christian a 1st Cav Div correspondent who accompanied the operation, photographs a Vietnamese Child.
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Members of the demolition squad of Co A, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) move back to the tunnel area after the explosion during Operation Pershing, a search and destroy mission of a Viet Cong tunnel complex near their Base Camp English.
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2Lt Jerome Poolking, assigned to Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), requests artillery fire to "recon by fire" the mountain side during Operation Pershing.
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Members of Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), prepare to enter a cave after dropping fragmentation grenades into the entrances during Operation Pershing.
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Members of Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) climb a rocky trail on a mountain aide during Operation Pershing.
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SP4 Clarence Wilcox, SP4 Clarence Hopkins, and PFC James P. Laurie, all of Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) enter a cave on the mountain side to search for Viet Cong and contraband during Operation Pershing.
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SP4 Clarence Wilcox Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), enters a cave near the trail on the mountain side during Operation Pershing
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SP4 John A. Garvey, Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile), monitors his AN/PRC-25 radio on a trail near the top of the mountain during Operation Pershing.
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Members of Co B, 2nd Bn, 8th Cav Regt, 1st Bde, 1st Cav Div (Airmobile) move down a steep trail on the side of the mountain during Operation Pershing.
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A U.S. Air Force C-130, burning after a crash take-off.
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28 July 1967
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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), dumps 55 gallon drums of CS (Riot-Control) gas into suspected VC emplacements. 21 July 1967