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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029659
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 21 November 1967
General Note
Members of the 199th Infantry Brigade move through a leech-infested irrigation canal while participating in Operation Rang Dong near Cat Lai. Hours earlier the unit landed in rice paddies as part of a huge helicopter assault force. PFC Fred L. Greenleaf from Company 'C', 3rd Battalion 7th Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade holds his rifle above the water as he moves through the canal. Directly behind PFC Greenleaf is Daniel R. Bauer, a motion picture cameraman from the Department of the Army Special Photography Office (DASPO). Dan is holding his camera over his shoulder. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029659

Citation
Photograph, VA029659. 21 November 1967, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029659, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029659, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 01 Dec 2002 [Updated: 18 Apr 2012]