Australian_soldier_searching_VC_dead_Operation_Coburg_SVN_1968_(AWM_CRO680092VN).jpg
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Australian soldier from 7RAR searching the body of a dead VC following a successful ambush.
AWM Caption: BIEN HOA PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. 1968-02. A SOLDIER FROM 7TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), CHECKS THE BODY OF A DEAD VIET CONG AND HIS EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL AMBUSHING OF A JUNGLE TRACK DURING OPERATION COBURG. THE BATTALION WAS OPERATING WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE 1ST AUSTRALIAN TASK FORCE (1ATF) IN BIEN HOA PROVINCE, TWENTY MILES NORTH-EAST OF SAIGON. |
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| Author | Crothers, Richard William |
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