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Vietnam War Photos - SEALs

U.S. Navy SEALs (Sea, Air & Land) served in Vietnam between 1962 and 1972, primarily in the Mekong Delta. Operating in seven man teams, they were typically well camouflaged and carried a tremendous amount of firepower. In addition to their offensive operations SEALs also trained and advised their Vietnamese counterparts, the Lien Doc Nguoi Nhia, and supported LDNN coastal missions in North Vietnam. The SEALs fearsome appearance and extraordinary combat success prompted the Viet Cong to nickname them "Devils with Green Faces". Three Navy SEALs were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in Vietnam: Joseph Kerrey, Thomas Norris and Michael Thornton.

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A tiger stripe clad SEAL team member in the Mekong Delta keeps guard with a Stoner 63A Commando during Operation Bold Dragon III.	A U.S. Navy SEAL wears grease paint and a camouflage beret during an operation in the Mekong Delta.
SEAL team members wearing a variety of camouflage clothing check their weapons as they prepare to conduct an operation from a riverine craft.	A typically well camouflaged and heavily armed six-man Navy SEAL squad lines up for inspection aboard the (LST) USS Jennings County in the Mekong River south east of Can Tho.
Members of a SEAL team man their weapons as they prepare to come ashore from a Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC).	SEAL team members board a Light SEAL Support Craft (LSSC) for transportation to their operation site.
U.S Navy SEALs and South Vietnamese troops disembark from a PBR to assault Viet Cong positions on Tan Dinh Island in the Mekong Delta during Operation Bold Dragon III.	A SEAL team member confers with Lieutenant Commander Roland F. Habicht, officer in charge of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three, Detachment One. (HAL-3 a.k.a Seawolves)
SEAL Team One member Clarke Long eats C-Rations on the stern of a landing craft cruising the Bassac River.	Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Clarke Long wears camouflage grease paint during a SEAL Team One operation south of Saigon.