U.S. National Archives photos from the 1970s

U.S. Army UH-1H Hueys insert ARVN troops at Khâm Đức, Vietnam, 12 July 1970

Vietnam. Members of the 1st ARVN Division move along a trail during an assault operation near Fire Support Base O'Reilly.

Medical supplies by the ton, captured in Cambodia, include penicillin, bandages, vitamins and anti-malaria pills., ca. 1970

Grumman OV-1 Mohawk from the 635th Military Intelligence Company (U.S. Army) in flight over Vietnam, 20 June 1970

Lockheed HC-130P refuels Sikorsky HH-53C of the 37th ARRS over the Gulf of Tonkin, 16 June 1970

Republic F-105D Thunderchief of the 354th TFS in flight over Southeast Asia on 6 February 1970

USAF F-4E with bombs on its way to a target

7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron crewmen aboard an EC-130

37th ARRS HH-53 takes off from Danang Air Base

Lockheed HC-130P Hercules refueling HH-3E and HH-53B off the coast of Vietnam, 16 June 1970

The 1st Infantry Division colors being cased for the last time in Vietnam during the farewell ceremony at Di An

ARVN soldier and his son at Dak Seang Camp

Rhone World War II Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Var, France

Sicily - Rome World War II Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Italy

Brittany World War II Cemetery and Memorial, St James, Manche, France

Side view of a Vietnamese Air Force UH-1H helicopter in flight over Southeast Asia.

RVNAF F-5D at Bien Hoa Air Base

Douglas A-4F Skyhawks aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19) on 25 May 1972

Para-rescue technician talks to Thai children who were attracted by the helicopter's landing.

Douglas A-1J Skyraider of the 1st SOS undergoing maintenance at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, in October 1972

HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter refueling from the boom of an HC-130P

601st Photo Squadron photographer takes photos of 40th ARRS HH-43 at Udorn

Wolf River Bob 10-1974

President Gerald R. Ford at a Wreath Laying Ceremony at USS Arizona Memorial in Honor of Those Americans Killed on December 7, 1941 in the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Vietnamese evacuees offload from a CH-53 on USS Hancock

South Vietnamese evacuees walk across the flight deck of the USS Hancock

President Gerald R. Ford Speaking at a Tulane University Convocation Ceremony in New Orleans, Louisiana

"Naturaliza Muerta, 1915" (Still Life, 1915)

A painting inside the USS Arizona Memorial depicts the ship sinking after being attacked by Japanese aircraft on December 7, 1941

Jimmy Carter and Max Cleland unveil a memorial to Vietnam Veterans during veterans day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.

South China Sea.A refugee woman cares for three small children on the replenishment oiler USS Wabash, AOR-5. Twenty-eight boat people were picked up from their wooden boat by a whaleboat from the oiler.