Original Repository: Michigan State University Archives & Historical CollectionsWesley R. Fishel Papers (UA 17.95)Photograph File Drawer.

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Restriction: MSU grant exchange. The original item# we assigned was replaced to match the PDF filename on 25APR2016. Original Item# UA179562063C is retained for reference in Coll/Bx/Fldr/Doc fields.

Physical Location: Box __, Folder __; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections,

Existence: July 7 1971
Existence: Majority of material found within July 7 1971

General Note: An image from Wesley Fishel's photograph collection of an older man standing by the side of a fenced roadway and an expansive field, carrying a gun. The label on the bottom of the photograph reads, "He may be too old to carry a gun in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, but this man is a welcome addition to the People's Self-Defense Forces defending a Mekong Delta hamlet. Throughout the country there are more than four million PSDF members. (TCB-097 Photo Four, July 1971.)"

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-63C-111-UA17-95_001411

Citation: Vietnam. Organizations. People's Self-Defense Forces (PSDF)., 6-20-63C-111-UA17-95_001411. July 7 1971, Box __, Folder __; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-63C-111-UA17-95_001411, Accessed 13 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 6-20-63C-111-UA17-95_001411, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive