| Accession Number | P04655.229 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Gibbons, Denis Stanley |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | December 1969 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Laying aside his M16A1 Assault Rifle, a member of A Company, 8RAR, cautiously enters the opening ...
Description
Laying aside his M16A1 Assault Rifle, a member of A Company, 8RAR, cautiously enters the opening of a Viet Cong bunker, as another soldier behind him is ready to fire his rifle into the entrance if any enemy appear. The men are searching a large bunker complex as part of Operation Atherton, a reconnaissance and ambush operation in the northwest of the province and the battalion's first in Vietnam.