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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029811
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. Robert C. Lafoon, still photographer from the Department of the Army Special Photo Office (DASPO) catches some sleep and shade with his head resting under a poncho being used as a tent. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029811

Citation
Photograph, VA029811. January 1967, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029811, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029811, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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