Image description: Two men in camouflage uniforms, with the sleeves rolled up. They are each wearing a harness similar to a parachute harness, and are gripping the chest strap of the other man’s harness. One man has a stoic look on his face, and the other is snarling.
Image description: A helicopter is hovering close to the surface of the ocean on a sunny day. Salt water spray is kicked up all around it from the rotor downwash. A rainbow is visible on one side of the spray.
Image description: SPC Brailey, a man wearing a camouflage uniform and a helmet with a microphone headset, reaches out a hand to touch the engine of a helicopter. In the background are trees and mountains.
Image description: A man wearing a green shirt, helmet, and ear protection perches on the tail of a helicopter and reaches to the end of one blade of the rotor.
Explore 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War through National Archives records which trace the policies and decisions made by the architects of the conflict and help untangle why the United States became involved in Vietnam, why it went on so long, and why it was so divisive for American society.
Last night, the North Carolina Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association installed three Vietnam War-era aircraft on the lawn of the US National Archives. The Vietnam veterans will be giving tours of the helicopters starting today and the “Remembering Vietnam” exhibit opens to the public this Friday, November 10.
This exhibition presents both iconic and recently discovered National Archives records related to 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War. They trace the policies and decisions made by the architects of the conflict and help untangle why the United States became involved in Vietnam, why it went on so long, and why it was so divisive for American society.
“’ROCK PILE’ – A Marine H-34 helicopter makes a one-wheeled landing atop the 3d Marine Division outpost known as the ‘Rock Pile’ four miles south of the demilitarized zone…” (26Sep66)
“…The 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment Marines manning the surveilance [sic] post control by sight a half-dozen trails used by North Vietnamese soldiers in the dense jungle.”
![“Operation ‘Rang Dong.’ A column of UH-1D helicopters prepare to disembark members of Co “C”, 3rd Bn’s, 7th Inf, 199th Light Inf Bde, for a combat assault.” 11/22/1967“ File Unit: Vietnam – Aviation-Helicopters-UH-1D [Huey], 1963 - 1973. Series:...](https://cdn.statically.io/img/64.media.tumblr.com/eb4a04855ddecf099d36bb4cf860ea66/tumblr_ozs1xn5n6k1qhk04bo1_1280.jpg)
