Cao Văn Viên was a four-star army general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He rose to the position of Chairman of the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff. Considered one
National Order of Vietnam, Knight, awarded to Col. Viên for his actions at the Battle of Kiến Phong in 1964.
General William Westmoreland presents the Silver Star to General Cao Van Vien, May 1967
The secret U.S. bombing campaign in Cambodia was accidentally revealed by Defense Minister Viên in August 1967
The Easter Offensive, also known as the 1972 spring–summer offensive by North Vietnam, or the Fiery Red Summer as romanticized in South Vietnamese literature, was a military campaign conducted by the
North Vietnamese Type 59 tank captured by ARVN 20th Tank Regiment south of Đông Hà town
PAVN offensive in I Corps
ARVN M-48 tanks are positioned near the Dong Ha River overlooking QL-9 during the Easter Offensive, 10 April 1972
South Vietnamese northern defense line