Soldiers of the 2/12th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, undated
Item, Object: 22, 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