Vietnam War Continues 1971
In 1971 a South Vietnamese ground offensive known as Operation Lam Son 719 was launched in an attempt to disrupt the People’s Army of Vietnam’s logistical system within Laos known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The United States provided logistical, aerial, and artillery support to the operation, but its ground forces were prohibited by law from entering Laotian territory.
Amongst those killed was Life magazine photographer Larry Burrows who had been working in Vietnam for over ten years.
