Cap Saint Jacques, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1966-05. A party of officers and press look on as ...

Accession Number P02811.005
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Towler, Brien
Date made May 1966
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

Cap Saint Jacques, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1966-05. A party of officers and press look on as General William C. Westmoreland, Commander of US Forces, Vietnam, shakes the hand of 175 Lieutenant Colonel David Lyttelton Rouse, Headquarters 1 Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG), of Epping, NSW, on board troop carrier HMAS Sydney. To General Westmoreland's left is the Sydney's captain, Captain Anthony Synnot RAN. (Donor B. Towler)