Vietnam. 1967-11. Private John Grelck of Northbridge, NSW, holding all that is left of an old car ...

Accession Number THU/67/1080/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Thurgar, Kevin Denham
Place made Vietnam
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Vietnam. 1967-11. Private John Grelck of Northbridge, NSW, holding all that is left of an old car tyre after the Viet Cong had made a Ho Chi Minh sandal from it. It was found when 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR), searched a Viet Cong jungle village during Operation Santa Fe. The village was later destroyed.

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