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Vietnam Helicopter Mission
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A photograph taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle on board a helicopter that was enroute to Vinh Quoi in the Delta Region of South Vietnam. The crew was following reports of a North Vietnamese raid in Vinh Quoi.
June 1962
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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Helicopter Reconnaissance Squad
1962
Marine crew chief Nelson West and several South Vietnamese soldiers patrol an area near Vinh Quoi from a helicopter.
Helicopter Cockpit
June 1962
Helicopter cockpit showing the pilot's view of the Vietnamese Delta region below. This photograph was taken by Milwaukee freelance photographer Dickey Chapelle.
Damaged Building, Vinh Quoi
June 1962
Building damaged by Viet Cong in Vinh Quoi, Vietnam. The pink building seems to have lost its roof and there is debris strewn about the yard. There are men in the far background.
Vietnam Outpost
circa 1961-1965
Dropping supplies at a South Vietnamese army outpost. Photographer Dickey Chapelle of Milwaukee was on board the helicopter as the drop was taking place.
Vietnamese Assault on Village
May 1962
Vietnamese soldiers exiting from U.S. Army helicopter and running across a field with guns drawn to assault a village suspected of harboring Viet Cong in the vicinity of Soc Tranh, Vietnam.
Vietnamese Soldier in Helicopter
1962
Vietnamese soldier in a helicopter, holding a rifle and looking out the open door at the countryside of Vietnam.
