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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029813
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. Barrels from a flame thrower mounted on a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier can be seen in the foreground. Other M113s are in the background. All are sweeping through the unit's designated area of operation. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029813

Citation
Photograph, VA029813. January 1967, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029813, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029813, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 03 Dec 2002 [Updated: 27 Oct 2010]