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Helicopter view
Bob Schieffer
View from outside the front of a helicopter with unidentified pilot flying.
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Helicopter view
Bob Schieffer
View of unidentified troops below from helicopter going to fight off Viet Cong ground fire.
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Helicopter view
Bob Schieffer
View of the land below from helicopter going to fight off Viet Cong ground fire.
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Jerry Strew
Bob Schieffer
Jerry Strew sits in helicopter as a machine gunner. Another helicopter is in the background.
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Helicopter view
Bob Schieffer
View from outside front of helicopter from behind unidentified pilot heading to fight off Viet Cong ground fire.
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Unidentified pilot
Bob Schieffer
View of another helicopter going to fight off Viet Cong ground fire from behind unidentified pilot.
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Unidentified pilot
Bob Schieffer
Unidentified pilot flying helicopter heading to fight off Viet Cong ground fire.
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Helicopter view
Bob Schieffer
View from outside front of helicopter heading to fight off Viet Cong ground fire.
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Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Pilot snapped picture of Bob Schieffer before they took off for attack on Viet Cong target.
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Pilots
Bob Schieffer
Pilots, (left to right) Major Bernie Foster, Buzz Baylock, Captain Gail Anderson and Captain Bruce Wallace, stand in front of airplane.
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Tom Schieffer and Mrs. John Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Tom Schieffer and his mom, Mrs. John Schieffer, walking together.
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Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer photographed with unidentified woman in front of helicopter.
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Telegram from Bob Schieffer
Telegram sent from Bob Schieffer to his mother, Gladys Payne Schieffer, regarding his return trip home to Fort Worth, Texas from Vietnam.
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Letter from Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Letter sent from Bob Schieffer, likely to to his mother, Gladys Payne Schieffer, and brother, Tom Schieffer.
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Letter from Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Letter sent from Bob Schieffer, likely to to his mother, Gladys Payne Schieffer, and brother, Tom Schieffer.
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Letter from Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Letter sent from Bob Schieffer, likely to to his mother, Gladys Payne Schieffer, and brother, Tom Schieffer.
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Letter from Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer
Letter sent from Bob Schieffer to his mother, Gladys Payne Schieffer, and brother, Tom Schieffer, detailing his experiences in Vietnam.
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Letter from Tom Schieffer
Letter sent from Tom Schieffer to Bob Schieffer. Included is a Fort Worth Star-Telegram clipping of reader expressing their appreciation for Bob Schieffer's report published on front page.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. Band members are seen playing drums.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
Vietnamese people watch as a U.S. Marine Field Band performs in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. Band members with trumpets are seen in the foreground with other members playing drums and cymbals in the background.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. A band member with a trumpet is seen in the foreground with other members playing clarinets in the background.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. Band members are seen playing drums.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
Drummers in a U.S. Marine Field Band perform for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. A local man is seen amongst the band members playing a drum.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A child helps conduct the U.S. Marine Field Band performing for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. A band member with a clarinet is seen reading from sheet music titled "El Matador."
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
Children watch as a U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. Marine Field Band
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Field Band performs for Vietnamese people in the village of Cam Ne during the Vietnam War. Band members are seen playing a flute and a clarinet while reading sheet music.
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Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams with Vietnamese children
Bob Schieffer
Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams holding his camera while taking photos of Vietnamese children in Vietnam. Adams was on assignment, reporting on the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer with Sharon Richards after returning from Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer is greeted at the Dallas Love Field Airport with a hug from his sister, Sharon Richards. Schieffer was returning from covering the Vietnam War as a war correspondent for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Bob Schieffer with Tom Schieffer after returning from Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer is greeted at the Dallas Love Field Airport by brother Tom Schieffer. Bob Schieffer was returning from covering the Vietnam War as a war correspondent for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Bob Schieffer with John Shields after returning from Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer is greeted at the Dallas Love Field Airport by friend John Shields. Schieffer was returning from covering the Vietnam War as a war correspondent for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer
Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
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Mike Britton
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Mike Britton, left, 19, of Weatherford, Texas, a radio communications operator with the 3rd Marine Regiment, serving in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer
Unidentified U.S. soldiers during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
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Mike Britton
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Mike Britton, 19, of Weatherford, Texas, a radio communications operator with the 3rd Marine Regiment, serving in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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Mike Britton
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Mike Britton, 19, of Weatherford, Texas, a radio communications operator with the 3rd Marine Regiment, serving in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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Mike Britton
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Mike Britton, right, 19, of Weatherford, Texas, a radio communications operator with the 3rd Marine Regiment, serving in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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Rod Skelton
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Rod Skelton, 18, of Plano, Texas, an automatic rifleman with Echo Company of the U.S. Marines, serving in the Vietnam War.
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Lawrence Cummings
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Air Force Major Lawrence Cummings of Baytown, Texas, tries on a pair of western boots made in a village near the small Air Force radar unit he commands close to the North Vietnam border during the Vietnam War.
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Ronald Baker
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Air Force Airman 2nd Class Ronald Baker, brother of Floyd Baker of Fort Worth, Texas, ponders momentarily beneath a sign showing way to Dong Hoi, where he spent four months in radar camp during the Vietnam War.
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Aerial view of suspected Viet Cong positions near Coa Long
Bob Schieffer
Aerial photo taken from the plane flown by U.S. Air Force Captain Walter Clerihew of Jacksboro, Texas. Clerihew, a forward air controller, directed F100 fighter planes to suspected Viet Cong positions near Coa Long in the Kien Phong Province of South Vietnam, shown here blanketed with exploding bombs, during the Vietnam War.
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Bob Wood
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Army Lieutenant Bob Wood of Fort Worth, Texas, who rescues wounded soldiers from battlefields in Vietnam, will carry his shotgun on future medical evacuation missions to discourage the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. Wood is pictured in front of a Bell UH-1 Iroquois ("Huey") military helicopter titled "Mother's Worry."
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Bob Schieffer with Donald W. Harris and Lieutenant Be
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer, left, speaking with U.S. Army Lieutenant Donald W. Harris of College Station, Texas, right, who was in charge of supervising distribution of food to dependents of Vietnamese villagers who come to the regional defense training center, located in Coa Long of the Kien Phong Province of South Vietnam, to learn how to defend their homes from the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Shown with Harris is his Vietnamese counterpart, Lieutenant Be, center.
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Jack Macy
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Army Sergeant Jack Macy of Dallas, Texas bayonets a "liberated" and barbecued chicken during a sweep by the 1st Infantry Division through a Viet Cong stronghold during Operation Mastiff in the Vietnam War.
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Joe Beaver Jr.
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joe Beaver Jr. of Arlington, Texas leads other Marines through a field in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. Marine Corps soldier in the Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer
An unidentified U.S. Marine Corps soldier during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
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Joe Beaver Jr.
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joe Beaver Jr. of Arlington, Texas during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
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Joe Beaver Jr.
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joe Beaver Jr. of Arlington, Texas during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
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Joe Beaver Jr.
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joe Beaver Jr. of Arlington, Texas is seen cleaning his rifle before breaking camp for a mission during the Vietnam War.
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Joe Beaver Jr.
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joe Beaver Jr. of Arlington, Texas is seen cleaning his rifle before breaking camp for a mission during the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer crossing river
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer crosses a river while on assignment covering the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer interviewing U.S. Army soldiers
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer writes notes while interviewing U.S. Army soldiers during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. soldier in the Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer
An unidentified U.S. soldier during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
In trenches dug near Blue Beach, U.S. soldiers scan the Vietnamese countryside during an operation to capture and question Viet Cong suspects. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
A U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant with a Viet Cong suspect firmly in tow as he escorts him to an interview with interpreters. This was part of Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marines aboard a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The Marine unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marines aboard a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The Marine unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marines aboard a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The Marine unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marines aboard a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The Marine unit made a landing on a Vietnam beach then moved inland to seek out members of the Viet Cong.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps soldiers with a Viet Cong suspect firmly in tow as they escort him to an interview with interpreters during the Vietnam War. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone is pictured at left. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps soldiers with a Viet Cong suspect firmly in tow as they escort him to an interview with interpreters during the Vietnam War. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone is pictured at left. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
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Colvin Boone, Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone of Arlington, Texas rests alongside a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
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Colvin Boone, Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone of Arlington, Texas sits inside a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. A Viet Cong suspect is seen aboard the amtrak.
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Colvin Boone, Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone is pictured leaning on a "pig," which is Marine jargon for an amtrak, or the amphibious personnel carrier with tracked wheels that can move on land and sea. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
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Operation Double Eagle
Bob Schieffer
U.S. Marine Corps soldiers with a Viet Cong suspect before escorting him to an interview with interpreters. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colvin Boone is pictured at center with his rifle pointing upwards. This was taken during Operation Double Eagle, a U.S. Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation that took place in southern Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer taking photos of soldiers on patrol in Mekong River
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer takes photos of U.S. Army soldiers while on patrol in South Vietnam's delta area via boat on the Mekong River during the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer with Donald W. Harris and Lieutenant Be
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer, right, speaking with U.S. Army Lieutenant Donald W. Harris of College Station, Texas, left, who was in charge of supervising distribution of food to dependents of Vietnamese villagers who come to the regional defense training center, located in Coa Long of the Kien Phong Province of South Vietnam, to learn how to defend their homes from the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Shown with Harris is his Vietnamese counterpart, Lieutenant Be, center.
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Bob Schieffer interviewing Lee Sams on patrol in Mekong River
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer, left, interviews and takes photos of U.S. Army Sergeant Lee Sams of Mansfield, Ohio, center, and U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Gill Young, right, while on patrol in South Vietnam's delta area via boat on the Mekong River during the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer interviewing Lee Sams on patrol in Mekong River
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer, left, interviews U.S. Army Sergeant Lee Sams of Mansfield, Ohio while on patrol in South Vietnam's delta area via boat on the Mekong River during the Vietnam War.
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Bob Schieffer interviewing Gill Young and Ron Cornett on patrol in Mekong River
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer, right, interviews U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Gill Young, center, and U.S. Army Private First Class Ron Cornett of Hennessey, Oklahoma, left, while on patrol in South Vietnam's delta area via boat on the Mekong River during the Vietnam War.
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U.S. soldier in the Vietnam War
Bob Schieffer
An unidentified U.S. Air Force soldier during operations in the Vietnam War in Vietnam.
