Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1965-06. Sergeant Peter Mackie of Riverwood, NSW, serving with the 1st ...

Accession Number DNE/65/0073/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Dunne, Bryan Rupert
Place made Vietnam: Bien Hoa Province
Date made c 1965
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1965-06. Sergeant Peter Mackie of Riverwood, NSW, serving with the 1st Australian Logistic Support Company, watches while Private First Class (Pfc) Tom Hughes, US Army, of Michigan, USA, explains the operation of a US Armalite rifle. PFC Hughes is a member of the 173rd US Airborne Brigade, the only unit in Vietnam equipped with the Armalite rifle.

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