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363-02687.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-02687
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Title
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Captured Viet Cong munitions
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Description
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Original caption: "Captured Munitions - During heavy attack on Long Binh post Jan. 31, the 9th Infantry Division's 2d Mechanized Battalion, 47th Infantry, were credited with over 200 enemy kills and 32 detainees. Weapons captured, some of which are shown above, were 26 AK-47 automatic rifles, 16 light machineguns, 24 RPG-2 rocket launchers, 12 RPG-7 rocket launchers, two .51 caliber machineguns, three 9mm ChiCom pistols, one RPK-2 light machinegun, four carbines and two 60mm mortars. Also captured were food, medical supplies, packs and clothing." Weapons and military supplies are spread across the ground, including guns, missile or grenade launchers, grenades, and rolls of cloth (possibly tents). Six American soldiers stand or kneel in the background.
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Date
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1967, approximate
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Enemy property; Mặt trận dân tộc giải phóng miền nam Việt Nam; United States. Army; Ammunition; AK-47 rifle; Machine guns; Rocket launchers (Ordnance); Pistols; Rifles; Mortars; Soldiers
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Location
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South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6297
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Size
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20 x 25 cm
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Container
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B146, F4
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Format
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black-and-white prints (photographs)
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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United States. Army
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections
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