Ammons's four-page letter on U.S. Army stationery to his mother and father describes his first days in the Army. He relates the military routine, getting his dog tags, standing fire watch, and waiting for his uniform. He remarks on the fact that...
A woman who polished boots, washed floors, and did various jobs around the Vung Chua Mountain base located just north of Qui Nhon. There are stacked metal drums and sandbag barricades in the background. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Ammunition; Bullets; Maps; Barricades; Firearms; Rifles
SGT Nelson (center) with three soldiers from his platoon. He is orienting them for patrol. The sergeant has "love" and "hate" tattooed on his knuckles, a cultural insignia from 1955 movie "The Night of the Hunter." Robert Mitchum's character...
Seven Vietnamese children are pictured in a group near Qui Nhon. One is selling soft drinks out of an ice box. Rocks and barbed wire are pictured in the background. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
A Vietnamese man who did various jobs around the Vung Chua Mountain base located just north of Qui Nhon. He may have been cutting grass around the mountain. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Hats; Arms & armament; Mountains; Hats; Rifles; Firearms
Sgt. Chris Ammons sits on a rock while on patrol near Vung Chua Mountain. He is wearing a boonie hat and has a towel wrapped around his neck, as was customary in the sweltering climate of Vietnam. He is holding his M-16 assault rifle, and another...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Arms & armament; Military facilities; Machine guns; Firearms
Sgt. Ammons poses with a Thompson submachine gun captured from a 1968 encounter with the Viet Cong around Vung Chua Mountain. Note: a non-color-corrected master TIFF copy is also available.
Vietnamese man squatting down, holding vegetation he has just cut. He is wearing a white shirt with sunglasses tucked into the front, khaki pants, and a hat with a narrow brim. He is working at the Vung Chua Mountain base located just north of Qui...
Letter by Christopher Ammons describing a road clearance operation at Thunder IV. Both squads patrolled all day, then took up a night defensive position on armored personnel carriers. He writes about trying to kill a rat ("some as big as cats")...
Military personnel; Soldiers; Military uniforms; Ammunition; Bullets; Grenades; Arms & armament
SGT Christopher Ammons on patrol near Vung Chua Mountain. He is wearing a towel around his neck, as was customary for soldiers on patrol in the sweltering climate of Vietnam. He has a belt of M60 ammunition and a white phosphorus smoke grenade.
Military facilities; Mountains; Signal stations; Military personnel; Soldiers; Forts & fortifications; Bunkers
View of Vung Chua Mountain on a foggy day. The base and array of signals are pictured on the left. Two soldiers can be seen sitting on top of a concrete bunker in the center of the frame.
Children; Military personnel; Soldiers; Uniforms; Military uniforms
Ammons pictured with three Vietnamese children. He is on one knee, returning a baby to the arms of a little girl. Another child is partly visible on the left side of the image.
Written on the back of John Hare Bond's checks, this story recounts Fielding Hurst's harassment of West Tennessee planter Uncle Lewis "Luke" Bond. Hurst, a rare Unionist in the region, raised units of scouts and cavalry. They patrolled Federal...
