One of the copies of the book “We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young” donated by its authors, retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and journalist Joseph L. Galloway, to 1st Cavalry Division soldiers serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Spc. Ken Scar.
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PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 1, 2011) Family members wave as the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) pulls into its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Chung-Hoon returned from a six-month independent deployment during which they participated in several missions including Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines, Naval Engagement Activity Vietnam, and CARAT Singapore. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin W. Sisco.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerrilynn Sweat hugs her daughters after returning from a nearly five-month deployment aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy in San Diego, Sept. 21, 2010. Mercy deployed to support Pacific Partnership, which is contributing to medical and dental humanitarian assistance in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Radford
DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 9, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) approaches Da Nang, Vietnam for a scheduled five-day engagement commemorating the 15th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Vietnam and the United States. McCain will conduct the first-ever training exchanges between the Vietnamese People's Navy and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell/Released)
SEA OF JAPAN (Aug. 2, 2010) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) participate in a replenishment at sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway helping to ensure security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki/Released)
QUY NHON (May 31, 2010) - Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee and Mission Co-Commander, speaks during the opening ceremony of Pacific Partnership 2010, held at the Port of Quy Nhon Fleet Landing. Pacific Partnership 2010 is the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors aimed at strengthening regional partnerships among U.S. government organizations host nations, partner nations, and international humanitarian and relief organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Husman)
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Yia Kha holds a certificate of appreciation he received from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz during a ceremony March 31, 2010, in the Pentagon's Airmen's Hall. Mr. Kha received a certificate of appreciation from General Schwartz for his role in aiding forward air controllers during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Ash)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts visiting Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Gen. Phung Quang Thanh, to the Pentagon dining room for a working lunch to discuss bilateral security issues, Dec. 15, 2009. DoD photo by R. D. Ward
Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Viriato B. Sena stands before his Marines at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 13, 2009.
Sena, who joined the Marine Corps in 1973, participated in the evacuation of Vietnam and is now deployed to Iraq for the drawdown of U.S. forces there.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa A. Latty.
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DA NANG, Vietnam (Nov. 9, 2009)
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Antonio Hombrebueno, assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), paints the outside walls at a vocational training center for Da Nang street children.
Sailors from Blue Ridge and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) cleaned and painted walls damaged by Typhoon Ketsana.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)
DA NANG, Vietnam (Nov. 7, 2009) Cmdr. H.B. Le, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), speaks to the press in front of the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge and Lassen are in Da Nang for a scheduled port visit. This is Le's first visit to Vietnam after leaving the country with his family in 1975. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)
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Maj. (Dr.) Diep Le, a dentist and Air Force Reservist from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., makes time Sept. 18 for some Vietnamese children who received dental care as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2009 in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Dr. Le is part of a team of Air Force medical professionals and civil engineers in Vietnam providing humanitarian assistance in cooperation with local authorities to Quang Tri Province residents Sept. 15 to 24. Pacific Angel is a Pacific Air Forces operation led by 13th Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation is conducted in the Pacific area of responsibility to support U.S. Pacific Command’s capacity-building efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kerry Jackson)
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Capt. John Ghere and his UH-1 Helicopter helped locate what would become known as LZ X-Ray, the first major battle of the Vietnam War and depicted in the motion picture, “We Were Soldiers.” (Photo courtesy of Col. (Ret.) John Ghere)
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Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Tran, Quag Khue, standing vice chairman of the Vietnam National Search and Rescue Committee, June 2 during an office call at Hickam Air Force, Hawaii. General Khue was joined by six other Vietnamese military officials. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome Tayborn)
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