DAT DO, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1970. A SANDBAGGED CHECKPOINT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DAT DO, ...

Place Asia: Vietnam, Phuoc Tuy Province, Dat Do
Accession Number P01673.018
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Blake, Tony
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

DAT DO, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1970. A SANDBAGGED CHECKPOINT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DAT DO, MANNED BY SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (ARVN). THE STRUCTURE BEHIND THE CHECKPOINT IS PROBABLY A FRENCH FORTIFICATION FROM THE PERIOD OF THE FIRST INDOCHINA WAR. AT RIGHT IS A PILLBOX WHICH MAY ALSO BE A FRENCH RELIC.