Accession Number | DNE/65/0073/VN |
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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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Bien Hoa, Vietnam. 1965-06. Sergeant Peter Mackie of Riverwood, NSW, serving with the 1st ...
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.