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Accession Number | P01011.029 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work |
VIETNAM, 1970-06-02. CAPTAIN W. R. DEANE, ACCOMPANIED BY WARRANT OFFICER B. T. WATERS, BOTH OF ...
Description
VIETNAM, 1970-06-02. CAPTAIN W. R. DEANE, ACCOMPANIED BY WARRANT OFFICER B. T. WATERS, BOTH OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY TRAINING TEAM VIETNAM (AATTV), AND A COMPANY OF 2ND BATTALION, ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM, ARRIVES AT THE TOP OF TUN TAVERN HILL. THE HILL NEAR THE LAOTIAN BORDER SOUTH WEST OF QUANG TRI WAS THE LOCATION OF A FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THE 2ND BATTALION AND A FORCE OF THE NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (NVA) AND CAPTAIN DEANE LED IN THE REINFORCEMENTS.