A Company, 1st Bn. (Mech) 50th Inf., 1970

Official U.S. Army Photographs gathered from Government Archives by Ron Leraas

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M113 Armored Personnel Carriers from Co. A set up a night defensive position during a search and clear mission. 1970.
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Co A CO looks as his MM113 APCs set up night defensive positions during a search and clear mission. 1970
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Members of A Company set up trip flares around their night defensive position. 1970
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Members of the 2nd Platoon, A Company, set up an M60 machine gun position during a search and clear mission. 1970.

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Members of A Company move out in their M113 APCs for a search and clear mission in Thien Giao District. 1970

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SGT John Walter, Co. A, calls in mortar fire while on a search and clear mission in Thien Giao District. 1970
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SGT John Smith, Co. A, sets an azimuth for mortar fire during a search and clear mission. 1970
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Members of the 3rd Platoon, Co. A, prepare to fire an 81mm mortar mounted on an M113 APC. 1970

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Members of the 3rd Platoon, Co. A, fire an 81mm mortar mounted on an M113 APC at suspected enemy positions. 1970
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Members of A Company move through tall grass during a search and clear mission. 1970
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SP4 Dwight Brown throws a grenade into a VC bunker while SP4 David Perales provides cover with his M16 rifle. Both are members of A Company. 1970
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SP4 Walter Duain uses his M16 rifle to help SP4 Keith Miller over some rough terrain during a search and clear mission in Thien Giao District. Both are members of A Company. 1970

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SP4 Keith Miller (left) and PFC Anthony Shiler of A Company move over rough terrain during a search and clear mission in Thien Giao District. 1970
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SSG Willy Reichelt gives the word to move to crew members of his M113 APC after picking up the ARVN troops who will accompany them. 1970.
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SGT John McBride points out bloodstained clothing of VC to members of Troop F, 235th Co, ARVN. 1970.
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SP4 James Coleman walks along a stream in search of VC bunkers. 1970.

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SP4 Robert Daniel (left) and SGT John D. McBride check a rice pile for booby traps. 1970.
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SP4 James A. Coleman enters a VC bunker after throwing in a hand grenade to clear out any enemy troops. 1970.
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PFC Ronnie C. Rogers stands guard with his M16 rifle at the back entrance to a VC bunker while another soldier searches the bunker. 1970.
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SP4 James A. Coleman climbs out of a VC bunker after searching it. 1970.

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SP4 James A. Coleman gives a baby chicken to children at Phan Thiet. 1970.
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Crewmen of an M113 APC point out night ambush sites to SSG Willy Reichalt, platoon sergeant. 1970.
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A wounded member of the 1/50(M) is carried toward a UH-1D Medevac helicopter from the 1st Platoon, 568th Medical Company clearing station.. 1970.
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SP4 Roy Bingham, A/1/50(M), cleans a .50 caliber machine gun. 1970.

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Members of Battery B, 7th Bn, 29th Artillery stand beside a Xenon searchlight on top of living quarters on Whiskey Mountain. 1970.
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Members of A Company and a Recon Platoon of 5th Bn, 10th RF head for the landing zone set up for extraction of the RFs. 1970.
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Members of A Company wait to be picked up by Vietnamese junks from Coastal Group 28. 1970.
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Members of A Company prepare to board Vietnamese junks from Coastal Group 28. 1970.

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Members of A Company board Vietnamese junks from Coastal Group 28. 1970. 		     
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