Royal Australian platoon sergeant removes Viet Cong tunnel cover

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02953
Title
Royal Australian platoon sergeant removes Viet Cong tunnel cover
Description
Original caption: "A Royal Australian platoon sergeant removes sand-filled aluminum dishpan that was used by the Viet Cong to hide the entrance to a supply tunnel. The tunnel, about ten feet deep, had documents, clothing and equipment. The hole was found when a soldier was detailed to dig a refuse hole. His first strike hit the rim of the wash pan, 'Which gave him quite a start,' said his company commander." Australian soldier kneeling in a forest, lifting a lid from a tunnel.
Date
1965-1968, approximately
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Soldiers; Australia. Australian Army; Tunnels; Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam
Location
South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8231; 106.6297
Size
6 x 10 cm
Container
B147, F8
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
Australia. Australian Army
Collector
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Copyright Information
These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections
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Item sets
Keever

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