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Photograph Item Number: VA029649
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FLYAWAY PACK (Field Recovery) The recovery section of the 56th Transportation Company (ADS), based in Tan Son Nhut, dispatched and used a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to recover a UH-1C helicopter gunship belonging to the 9th Infantry Division. The UH1C was shot down near Tan An City. During the recovery, a Cavalry Company of the Division provided ground and air cover. A member of the recovery team guides the CH-47 and UH1C in for a landing at the base camp. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: 19 October 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 01 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029704
  • VA029704
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units. A soldier rests during a break in the mission. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029705
  • VA029705
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units. Members of a squad move along a trail in search of Viet Cong. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029706
  • VA029706
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units. Members of a squad move across an opening in a line formation. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific.
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 26 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029707
  • VA029707
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units. Member of the unit rests during a break in the mission. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 26 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029708
  • VA029708
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units. Members of C Company return to the surface after checking a destroyed bunker. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 26 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029710
  • VA029710
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In a secured area on the outskirts of Saigon, medics and members of an Aviation Medical Evacuation Unit practice airlifting a soldier from the ground, up into a Huey using a cable hoist, and then fly to a local medical facility. Speed and technique were graded and all concerned received a thumbs-up. Mock wounded soldier receives medical attention for a pretend head wound while another soldier radios for a MEDEVAC helicopter. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
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Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 26 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029723
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On 3 January 1967, C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, left their base camp at Cu Chi, 25 miles NW of Saigon to an area 6 miles West to participate in Operation Ala Moana. The operation was a search and destroy mission against the Viet Cong. Troops from the 3rd platoon check a Viet Cong house type bunker they found during the sweep. The camouflaged bunker was empty. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

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Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Photograph Item Number: VA029685
  • VA029685
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units. After returning fire into a brushy area, members of C company prepare to close in on the area. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon. US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]
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Photograph Item Number: VA029686
  • VA029686
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Operation Cedar Falls mission was to clear Viet Cong from the Iron Triangle near Saigon, RVN. The mission of C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Mechanized Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was to sweep through the Filhol Plantation in search of fleeing Viet Cong units.Members of a squad prepare to move into a brushy area in search of fleeing Viet Cong. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon , US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Item Creation Date: January 1967
Collection: Robert Lafoon Collection
Association: Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
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Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]
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