Oakes and three other soldiers acting as an escort for a Chinese couple in Chinatown, San Francisco.

Dorms at the Defense Language Institute West Coast in Monterrey, California.

Prior to troops advancing through the tree line, the flame tanks burnt out all the bobby-traps.

Flooding in Camp Dong Son after a typhoon in September 1968.

Lt. O'Rourke (center of picture) deploying troops during a firefight south of Hue.

Medevacing a soldier wounded in the leg during an firefight.

Camp Pendleton in September 1967 during Oakes' infantry training. The men slept in tents elevated on plywood floors because there was not enough housing for all the soldiers.

Rear area in Dong Ha for the 4th Marine Regiment. New mess hall under construction.