Life Magazine October 27 , 1961
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Life Magazine Cover Story
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Life Magazine October 27, 1961 Pg. 38
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ANCIENT DANCE OF THE LOTUS.
Ceremonial dancers at the Royal Gate in the city of Hue enact the unfolding of a lotus bud in ritual movements performed before old emperors of Annam. Many modern Vietnamese customs stem from Buddhism, which was adopted by emperor centuries ago and remains country's popular religion.
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Life Magazine October 27, 1961 Pg. 44
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Life Magazine October 27, 1961 Pg. 44
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DEFENDERS AND ENEMY.
Vietnamese troops (above) march down country road toward a sector which had long been held by the communists. Below is a group of Viet Cong prisoners, fastened in irons to prevent escape. They were captured during unsuccessful attack on a Vietnamese town.
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AMERICAN VIETNAM. His face lined with fatigue after a patrol near Communist territory, U.S Army M/Sgt. Antonio Duarte lectures Vietnamese troops he is helping to train. He wears the jaunty beret many of his men wear.
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EAGER STUDENTS. Vietnamese soldiers brandish rifles as they lunge in formation. This is largely a lesson in esprit. They shout their battle cry, "Ranger, Kill!" until they are hoarse.
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SHOTS FOR A STARTER. Sergeant Duarte fires with his carbine over heads of Vietnamese troops to signal start of a maneuver. To give him added prestige with their troops, Vietnamese have accorded him rank of lieutenant. |
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SHARED MEAL.
Tired and hungry after an all-night patrol which narrowly missed ambush Communists, Duarte, and Vietnamese troops eat breakfast of corn he bought in the village.
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TOUGHING UP IN U.S.
At Bragg, Richardson gets mud smeared on his face as camouflage for a night maneuver. At right, followed by a teammate, he learns how to cross a swamp with two ropes- one to walk, one to hang on to.
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LEARNING THE ROPES
IN VIETNAM. Vietnamese soldiers, camouflaged by branches, do "monkey crawl" on lines slung across a valley as they toughen up for jungle fighting.
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LEARNING THE ROPES IN VIETNAM. Vietnamese soldiers,camouflaged by branches, do "monkey crawl" on lines slung across a valley as they toughen up for jungle fighting. |
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MARTY'S FUNERAL.
Family of Vietnamese Colonel Nam mourn his murder by Communists. He was kidnaped and tortured by Viet Cong.
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WOMAN OF THE RIVER.
A Vietnamese boat girl bends to the task powering a passenger- carrying sampan across the Perfume River from the city of Hue to the tomb of Emperor Minh-Mang. Rivers are vital to South Vietnam, silting and irrigating its verdant fields, carrying its freight and substituting for roads as an easy means of access to more remote regions of peninsula's interior.
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CHIC AND CHARM.
Vietnam women have a distinctive flair for fashion. Hair in long, square cut under straw hats marks these ladies as coming from Hue. The dazzling smile at right upholds Vietnamese Tradition of beauty.
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BRIDGE TO BATTLE.
Near Nha Trang, Vietnamese Rangers in training advance through rugged terrain over a flimsy rope bridge, a type used over rivers or deep gorges. Smoke grenades simulate smoke of battle and men wear branches on their helmets and belts for camouflage. After completing this course the Rangers will move to camps nearer the Communist-controlled areas. There they will put all they have learned to work, fighting in the jungle to defend their country.
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