Tom Sewell, who was a first lieutenant and platoon leader in Company A at the time. "Early that morning, Company A moved forward on a search and destroy operation," said retired Col. For 49 years, few have known the stories of the Soldiers that Greenspon photographed that day, or their fates. Among other honors, the image inspired the poster for the Vietnam War Movie 'Platoon' and graces the covers books and front pages of newspapers. In April 1968, Associated Press photographer Art Greenspon took a photograph widely considered to be one of the most telling photos of the Vietnam War that is now titled "Help From Above." Embedded with the Soldiers of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Greenspon caught the moment after an ambush where Soldiers from the company were moving casualties to a landing zone to be evacuated. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption –ĭallas Brown, a Vietnam War veteran who served with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division poses next to a Screaming Eagle Flag, Aug 8, 2017, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The photo was donated by Art Greenspon to the 101st when he was inducted as an honorary member of the 327th. A copy of "Help From Above", which hangs in the headquarters of 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division(Air Assault).
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