UH-1D helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regt. from the Fihol Rubber Plantation during Operation Wahiawa. (May 1966)

Gear of the Vietnam War

Launched in 2005, VietnamGear.com is a website dedicated to preserving the history of the Vietnam War. The site contains an extensive selection of photos, numerous articles and more than 600 items of clothing, equipment and weaponry from the conflict. In researching the war we have, wherever possible, used authoritative texts and official documents. These include, but are not limited to, The Pentagon Papers, Foreign Relations of the United States, National Security Action Memorandums, United States Army Material Command reports and Military Specifications.