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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029774
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 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. During the sweep an anti-tank mine was found and destroyed. Demolition expert, SP4 William C. Frank prepares TNT and a fuse which will be used to destroy the mine. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029774

Citation
Photograph, VA029774. January 1967, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029774, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029774, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 03 Dec 2002 [Updated: 26 Oct 2010]