Search and Destroy missions were a crucial part of the American war strategy in Vietnam.

Discover facts, figures and history about Vietnam.

The UH-1 "Huey" helicopter became a symbol of U.S. combat forces in Vietnam.

In 1968, Ron Ridenhour, an infantryman in Vietnam, wrote a letter to President Nixon detailing the murder of 500 civillians by the U.S. Army in what would come to be known as the My Lai Massacre.