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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029699
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Collection
Robert Lafoon Collection
Association
Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO)
Dates
Existence: January 1967
Existence: Majority of material found within January 1967
General Note
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 hearing noises to their flank, soldiers squat and observe the area for Viet Cong activityt. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029699
Citation
Photograph, VA029699. January 1967, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029699, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
VA029699, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 02 Dec 2002 [Updated: 25 Oct 2010]

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