South Vietnam. September 1970. A last minute briefing and map check for officers of the 2nd ...

Accession Number JON/70/0709/VN
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Jones, Michael John
Date made 1970
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

South Vietnam. September 1970. A last minute briefing and map check for officers of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Division, before a combat assault into enemy territory near Fire Support Base (FSB) O'Reilly in northernmost South Vietnam. The Regiment, with one of its Australian advisors, Warrant officer Class 2 Dave Powell, 40, of Holland Park, Qld, of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), pictured left rear without helmet, is on operations in Quang Tri Province.