The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War began in the 1950s and greatly escalated in 1965 until its withdrawal in 1973. The U.S. military presence in Vietnam peaked in April 1969, with
U.S. soldiers disembark from a UH-1D helicopter at the Battle of Ia Drang in South Vietnam, November 1965
U.S. Army UH-1D helicopters airlift members of a U.S. infantry regiment, 1966
U.S. Army Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange over agricultural land in Vietnam during its herbicidal warfare campaign
Commandant of the Marine Corps Wallace Greene (left), III MAF commander General Robert Cushman (center), and General Westmoreland (right).
Australia in the Vietnam War
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Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War began with a small commitment of 30 military advisors in 1962, and increased over the following decade to a peak of 7,672 Australian personnel following the
Australian soldiers from 7 RAR waiting to be picked up by US Army helicopters following a cordon and search operation near Phước Hải on 26 August 1967. This image is etched on the Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra.
Personnel and aircraft of RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam arrive in South Vietnam in August 1964
HMAS Hobart refueling from a United States Navy tanker while operating off Vietnam in 1967
1 RAR soldiers with a M113 armoured personnel carrier in August 1965