The photographic record · 22 photographs
The Tracks
The armored vehicles H Troopers served aboard—their crews, markings, and life inside.
Life inside the tracks
Two unidentified troopers inside a track, surrounded by the equipment and supplies of daily life.
Date and location unidentifiedView photograph & details →At the rear of a track
Troopers at the open rear of a track in the field. Individual identifications remain unconfirmed.
Details supplied with photographView photograph & details →A track and its crew
A track with its crew in an open field. Date, location, and individual names remain unconfirmed.
Details supplied with photographView photograph & details →Track 2/4 — “Hard On”
2nd Platoon’s track 2/4, “Hard On,” with its name and track number visible.
Details supplied with photographView photograph & details →Tracks at base
Armored vehicles parked near base buildings.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop memorialView photograph & details →A track in dense vegetation
Troopers aboard a track surrounded by dense vegetation.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop memorialView photograph & details →Crossing the water
Two tracks and their crews crossing shallow water. Date, location, and individuals remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →Working through the mud
Troopers working around a track in deeply rutted wet ground. Date, location, and individuals remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →Together inside a track
Several troopers sharing the crowded rear compartment of a track. Their names, the date, and the location remain unidentified.
Identification welcomedView photograph & details →A track in wet ground
Troopers gathered around a track in wet field conditions. Date, location, and individuals remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →Equipment inside a track
A rifle, ammunition boxes, and other gear stowed inside a vehicle compartment. Date and crew remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →Crossing the stream
An H Troop track churns through a shallow stream while a trooper watches its crossing from the near bank. The crew, date, and location remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →Guiding the tracks across
Two H Troop tracks negotiate a stream crossing as a man on the bank raises an arm to signal or guide the crews. Names, date, and location remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →A muddy stop in the water
Five troopers gather aboard a track sitting in shallow, muddy water—an everyday pause amid the difficult ground the crews crossed. Their names, the date, and the location remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →A track down in a ditch
A damaged or disabled track rests sharply angled in a ditch while a shirtless trooper stands aboard it. The circumstances, crew, date, and location remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →The flag above the track
H Troopers ride atop an M113 armored personnel carrier flying the American flag during field operations in Vietnam. The date, location, and individuals remain unidentified.
Photograph supplied to the H Troop archiveView photograph & details →Gary Rogers — January 1970
Gary Rogers standing in front of an armored tracked vehicle, January 1970. Location unknown.
Photograph and details supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →Aboard the track — print dated August 1969
Unidentified troopers aboard an armored tracked vehicle. The original photo border is stamped “AUG 69” (August 1969); the exposure date and location are unconfirmed.
Photograph and details supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →Tracks near Tam Ky bridge
Armored tracked vehicles parked near Tam Ky bridge, with coils of defensive wire in the foreground. Date unknown.
Photograph supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →Track 2/4, 1968
2nd Platoon’s Track 2/4 in the field, 1968, with two troopers aboard and a helicopter overhead. Troopers and location unidentified.
Photograph supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →Hippies Five — Track 2/5
“Hippies Five,” Track 2/5 of 2nd Platoon, in the field in 1968, with troopers gathered beside and aboard the vehicle. Individuals and location unidentified.
Photograph supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →Tracks on a bridge, 1968
Two armored tracked vehicles on a bridge over water, with several people gathered nearby beneath a pink-and-blue sky, 1968. Bridge and individuals unidentified.
Photograph supplied by Scott FediganView photograph & details →