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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA002872
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 8 July 1969
General Note
4-9 -G 8 July 1969 Dong Tam Soldiers from the 9th Infantry Division board a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter at the Dong Tam Combat Base. Earlier in the year President Richard Nixon had announced the beginning of withdrawal of U.S. Forces from South Vietnam. However, American soldiers continued to fight and die there for 3 1/2 more years. Photo by SP5 Bryan K. Grigsby

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA002872

Citation
Photograph, VA002872. 8 July 1969, Bryan Grigsby Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA002872, Accessed 27 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA002872, Bryan Grigsby Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 08 Apr 2003 [Updated: 08 Apr 2003]