A crude wooden structure with a piece of corrugated iron stands in a Viet Cong (VC) jungle camp ...

Accession Number P02116.011
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province
Date made c November 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Description

A crude wooden structure with a piece of corrugated iron stands in a Viet Cong (VC) jungle camp which was discovered by 8 Platoon, C Company, 7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (7RAR) during Operation Santa Fe, a multi-brigade search and destroy operation aimed at clearing the enemy out of their base and logistics areas in the Thua Tich and May Tao regions. The platoon killed four VC soldiers in this camp.

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