196th Light Infantry Brigade

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Digital Object Identifier: 363-02560
Title: 196th Light Infantry Brigade
Description: Original caption: "Cactus Patrol - Chu Lai, Vietnam - Combat-wise troops of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade fan out on a Viet Cong search sweep near the cactus-strewn northern coastal village of Chu Lai. Part of the U.S. Army's Task Force 'Oregon' elements, searching out the VC and his caches of weapons, equipment and supplies." A group of American soldiers and a military dog walk toward the camera. They walk through a sandy landscape with cactuses and scattered trees.
Date: 1967, May 30
Subject: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Army; Operation Oregon, 1967; Soldiers; Desert warfare; Working dogs
Location: Chu Lai, South Vietnam
Coordinates: 15.4123; 108.7045
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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