HOA LONG, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-02. TWO BLINDFOLDED VIET CONG (VC) PRISONERS-OF-WAR ...

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Accession Number P01670.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other
Maker Myers, Ronald William
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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HOA LONG, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-02. TWO BLINDFOLDED VIET CONG (VC) PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) CAPTURED BY SUPPORT COMPANY, 7TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), DURING A CORDON AND SEARCH OF HOA LONG VILLAGE. TEN VC WERE KILLED AND FOUR TAKEN PRISONER DURING THE OPERATION. (DONOR: R. MYERS)