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Soldiers of the 2/12th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, undated

 Item, Object: 20, Box: 1
Part of Iconography 1668: Jeff Hinman Vietnam Conflict photographs and slides

Description

Mortar put fire. A parachute flare fired from a 4.2 inch mortar drifted back into the mortar pit. Soldiers put out the fire with sand and employed a bucket brigade. Soldiers scrambled to get ammunition away from the flames.; Location: Fire Support base, Pershing, Northwest of Cu Chi, South Vietnam; photo by Jeff Hinman '68

Dates

  • undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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