Wounded North Vietnamese soldier receives medical aid from American soldier Bertrand Hoffing

Item

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Digital Object Identifier
363-02643
Title
Wounded North Vietnamese soldier receives medical aid from American soldier Bertrand Hoffing
Description
Original caption: "Tuy Hoa, Vietnam - A wounded North Vietnamese Army soldier of the 95th North Vietnamese Army Regiment receives medical aid from Specialist Five Bertrand Hoffing of St. Petersburg, Fla., a 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division medic during Operation Geronimo I near Tuy Hoa. The fierce battle, fought by the Brigade's 2nd Battalion, 502nd (Airborne) Infantry, the "Strike Force", yielded 73 enemy killed (body count), 44 enemy captured, and 68 weapons captured." An American soldier applies bandages to the bottom of Vietnamese soldier. There is tall grass and medical supplies in the background.
Date
1965-1968, approximately
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Quân đội. United States. Army; Operation Geronimo I, 1966; Soldiers; Surgery, Military; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical care; War--Medical aspects
Location
Tuy Hòa, South Vietnam
Coordinates
13.1057; 109.2950
Size
15 x 22 cm
Container
B146, F4
Format
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
United States. 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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