Flares fired from a platoon's night ambush, 7/1/1969
Item, Object: 207, Box: 2
Part of Iconography 1668: Jeff Hinman Vietnam Conflict photographs and slides
Description
A platoon from CoD, 2/505th Inf, 3rd, Brigade, 82nd Airborne Div fired handheld pop up flares to illuminate enemy soldiers during a night ambush. The flares are reflected in the river. The photo was taken from a patrol base watchtower by the river. See photo #185.; Location: Tributary of a river, SW of Saigon; photo by Jeff Hinman '68
Dates
- 7/1/1969
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository