Accession Number | P02811.005 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Towler, Brien |
Date made | May 1966 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Cap Saint Jacques, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1966-05. A party of officers and press look on as ...
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)