In his strongest attack yet on President Johnson's Vietnam policies, Kennedy said "it is time for the truth - time to drop the mask of official illusion" which he said had been shattered by Communist ...

Saigon, South Vietnam, May 10, 1968: Refugees flee burning buildings near Tan Son Nhut air base. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces started shelling more than 120 provincial capitals, towns and ...

Retired Lt. Col. Tyrus Cobb briefed the membership of the local Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and guests about his experience as the senior adviser to the South Vietnamese Parachute ...

WASHINGTON - Before he pulls the trigger, the South Vietnamese general waves his soldiers out of the way so they don't get hurt. South Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, right, chief of the national ...

Saigon, Vietnam, Feb. 3, 1968: Heavy smoke billows from a massive tire pile as onlookers stand by. The exact location of the fire was not noted by the photographer, but possibly Tan Son Nhut Air Base, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Von Mertens's series As the Stars Go ...