Texas Tech University

Photograph

Photograph Item Number: VA024402
Pages
1
Media Type
Photograph
Physical Location
Stacks
Language(s)
English
General Note
The Eyes of Awe - Ban Me Thout, Vietnam (17th Cbt Avn Gp IO) A 7/17th ACS "Ruthless Rider" gapes at the enemy at the moment his armored column was attacked by an NVA ambush force during operations which quelled an NVA attempt to seize the former Montagnard capitol of Ban Me Thout and its outlying hamlets, including the US Special Forces Camp at Duc Lop.

Platoon leader - Sergeant Terry Lappe of Omaha, Nebraska, a platoon leader with D Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry reflects the strain of his job during action near Ban Me Thuot. (USA Photo by SP5 John Stidham) (caption from Tropic Lightning News)

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA024402

Citation
Photograph, VA024402. No Date, Claire Brisebois Starnes Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=VA024402, Accessed 26 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
VA024402, Claire Brisebois Starnes Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 28 Jan 2002 [Updated: 07 Mar 2023]