Operation Malheur II

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Digital Object Identifier: 363-02740
Title: Operation Malheur II
Description: Original caption: "Operation 'Malheur II' - Paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, shoot and scoot across the open field near Duc Pho in southern Quang Ngai Province, as enemy troops hidden in the tree line snipe at the advancing infantryman. The 'Screaming Eagles' of the 101st are one of three U.S. Army brigades operating in the northern provinces as part of Task Force 'Oregon.' The airborne unit's sweep has been named Operation 'Malheur II.'" American soldiers run through a field away from the camera.
Date: 1967, June 19
Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Army; Soldiers; Parachute troops
Location: Đức Phổ, South Vietnam
Coordinates: 14.8116; 108.9591
Size: 15 x 22 cm
Container: B146, F3
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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