Photography Vietnam War

Photography Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1945-1975, was the longest conflict that the United States participated in. The war cost the lives of almost 60,000 Americans and almost 2 million Vietnamese. The participation of the US in the said war resulted to the enactment of the War Power Acts of 1973, which required Congressional approval before the President can deploy US forces overseas.

There was a variety of weapons used in the Vietnam War including 40 different rifle types, 22 machine guns, grenades, rocket propelled grenades, artillery, armored vehicles, and chemical weapons. Some of the more popular tpyes of rifles were the M14, M16, and SKS carbine. the M3A1 "Grease Gun", and M60 were some of the machine guns. The AC130, AC119G, and Ac47 were some of the gunships that were used. There were also attack helicopters, fighters, bombers, tanks, jeeps, and naval patrol craft used.

Photography Vietnam War