Rare photos of injured American soldiers in Vietnam War

Jeremiah Purdie, an officer in the US Marine Corps, (white band) goes towards an injured teammate after the fighting in the demilitarized area in October 1966. Photographer Larry Burrows was not afraid of danger to follow the US troops to record the most realistic images. Ron Cook is a military soldier on the left of the photo. “It’s not just a picture,” Mr. Cook told the Enquirer. At that time he was 19 years old. “I was entrusted to take care of 56 soldiers. If someone dies, you have to record their names and send them home. It is a great task for an adolescent like us”. Photo: A US Marines soldier in the demilitarized zone in Vietnam in October 1966.  Under the support of military aircraft, American soldiers begin a raid on Hill 400 and Hill 484 in the forests of Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam. American soldiers carry the bodies of their teammates who died in battle at Hill 484 in October 1966. US troops carry wounded comrades in the battle in the south of the demilitarized zone. To get the true picture about the loss of American troops in Vietnam, photographer Larry exchanged his own life. According to the Huffington Post, Larry died in February 1971 when the plane carrying him and three other reporters crashed in a front in Laos.  Many US soldiers were wounded in the campaign Prairie in the demilitarized zone in October 1966. Life magazine said that the photos by Larry are a clear reflection of the terrible reality in the Vietnam War. US soldiers bandage fmtheir injured teammates after  fighting in October 1966. The US troops participating in military campaign called Operation Prairie near the demilitarized zone in 1966. One of the impressive pictures of casualties of US troops in the war in Vietnam became the cover of Life magazine dated 28/10/1966.

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Rare photos of injured American soldiers in Vietnam War

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