Carbines in Vietnam

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I recently bought a large book about Vietnam and I was surprised at the number of photos in it showing American soldiers carrying M1 carbines. I didn't realize there were so many used there.

I just ran across this photo of a crew chief holding onto his carbine in 1963 early in the war -



Can any of the vets shed some light. Were there situations where you could choose a weapon?

I understand how some early photos showed U.S. soldiers with carbines, but there were many late photos too.

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