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Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA029805
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 14 January 1966
General Note
The 1st Infantry Division participates in Operation Crimp. The objective is to seek and destroy a Viet Cong headquarters believed to be in a tunnel complex in or around the Ho Bo woods and close to Saigon. During their mission, the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division captured several Viet Cong documents found in a tunnel. Capt. Marvin J. Kennedy (Tyler, TX) and a Vietnamese interpreter examine the documents for possible intelligence. Photo by Robert C. Lafoon US Army Sp Photo Det, Pacific

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029805

Citation
Photograph, VA029805. 14 January 1966, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA029805, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA029805, Robert Lafoon Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

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