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Man Being Carried on Stretcher
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Vietnamese man and survivor of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi is carried on a stretcher to a helicopter for medical evacuation. Three women wearing headscarves accompany the stretcher. Soldiers are talking in the grassy background.
June 1962
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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Waiting with Stretchers for Helilift
June 1962
Survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi wait on or with stretchers for a helicopter medical evacuation in a grassy field.
Woman on Stretcher
1962
Vietnamese woman on a stretcher being carried to a helicopter for medical evacuation. The woman was injured during a Viet Cong raid on the village of Vinh Quoi. Her neck is wrapped in a cloth and t...
Putting Wounded in Helicopter
June 1962
Group of villagers carry a stretcher holding a man injured during a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi into a US Marine helicopter for medical evacuation. A soldier stands next to the hel...
Survivors and Soldiers in Field, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Soldiers stand in front of a group of survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi. The survivors are carrying bundles of belongings and a girl is walking past the photographer in th...
Helilift Medical Evacuation
June 1962
Civilians injured during a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi load into a helicopter for medical evacuation. Soldiers assist with the loading.
Helilift of Survivors
June 1962
Survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi load onto a helicopter for medical evacuation. In the foreground a soldier carrying a rifle walks away from the helicopter.
