Category: Vietnam War

Anger erupts in mid-stride as a protester clutches a flag and leaps at the edge of a dark stain on the pavement, while nearby onlookers freeze in shock. The scene is chaotic yet sharply composed: a curb and strip of grass divide the crowd from the roadway, and raised arms in the foreground echo the…

A line of Ohio State Highway Patrol officers advances along a campus roadway, their uniforms crisp and their clubs held ready as they arrive at Kent State University. Behind them, a patrol car sits in the lane, while clusters of onlookers gather on the hill and near a brick building, watching the approach with tense…

A broad stone façade and a long run of steps set the stage as university students spill into the street, gathering in clusters and moving in a loose march. Some linger on the staircase, others cross the foreground in coats and backpacks, and a large hand-painted banner stretches across the crowd, its message aimed at…

A soldier’s helmet becomes a billboard for bitter irony, scrawled with the words “WAR IS GOOD BUSINESS, INVEST YOUR SON!” and marked with a peace symbol. The close profile view draws attention away from the wider battlefield and straight onto the personal space where politics, fear, and gallows humor collide. In a single frame, the…

Patricia Ann appears here as a hand-painted promise on a combat helmet, the name “PAT” written large above a smaller “PATRICIA ANN,” with a curled flourish that feels almost tender against the hard routine of war. The close-up draws you straight to the soldier’s face—focused, tired, and intent—while the blurred ranks behind him hint at…

Framed by a thatched-roof hooch and rough wooden siding, a group of Vietnam War-era pilots takes a rare pause from the flight line. Their names are preserved in the title—Capt. Tom Boatman, 1st Lt. John Morrissey, Capt. Charlie Copin, Capt. Matt Kelch, 1st Lt. Sam Waters, Capt. Ray Moss, 1st Lt. Frank Tullo, and Maj.…

Along a pale dirt road cutting through bright green rice fields, the viewer rides forward as if seated on a military vehicle, with a rifle and mounted hardware visible in the foreground. Ahead, small structures and palm trees line the route, hinting at a rural Cambodian settlement where daily life and armed movement briefly occupy…

Sunlight falls hard on a street choked with wreckage—corrugated metal, splintered beams, and scorched fragments stacked against broken walls. In the foreground, two youths move through the debris with the purposeful stillness of people who have learned to read danger quickly. Their caps, shoulder bags, and the cameras hanging at their sides stand out against…

A young American soldier stands unsteadily with a thick bandage wrapped around his head, a fresh stain marking the wound above his brow. His expression is distant and glassy, the kind of dazed stare that follows shock and exhaustion as much as injury. The rumpled field shirt, sweat-darkened fabric, and grime on his face speak…

Red tracer lines slash across a dark Vietnamese sky, turning the night into a web of glowing arcs and sudden flares. In the foreground, a dirt road and rough earthworks lead toward a cluster of low buildings and makeshift structures, their silhouettes briefly revealed by bursts of light. The long exposure look of the film—bright…