Amphibious boats and naval ship
Item
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derivative filename/jpeg
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363-03606.jpg
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-03606
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Title
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Amphibious boats and naval ship
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Description
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Original caption: "Navy and Marine Raid Operations conducted at Vung Mu, Republic of Vietnam on September 25, 1965. In a coordinated dawn attack the seventh fleet amphibious task group landed marines by landing craft, vehicles and helicopter to search for and destroy Viet cong supplies, troops and possible infiltration points on a peninsula, 15 miles South of Qui Nhon. Marine Landing armored vehicles of the first assault wave climb up sand dunes at Vung Mu, while fourth wave LCMS touchdown on the beach." Five amphibious boats full of American soldiers sail in front of an anchored naval ship.
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Date
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1965
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Amphibious assault ships; Amphibious operations; United States. Navy; United States. Marine Corps; Warships
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Location
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Qui Nhơn, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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13.7830; 109.2197
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Size
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20 x 25 cm
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Container
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B145, F12
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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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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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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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