The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PART OF HOA LONG VILLAGE DURING A CORDON AND SEARCH OPERATION. CHILDREN (SOME DEPICTED NEAR THE HOUSES) AS WELL AS ADULTS SHOWED ANTIPATHY AS THIS WAS A VIET CONG STRONGHOLD.
The dead body of a Viet Cong soldier lies in a ditch on the western outskirts of the village of Hoa Long. The man was shot by members of B Company, 2RAR/NZ, during Operation Oakleigh, a cordon and sea
Members of B Company, 2RAR/NZ, carry the dead body of a Viet Cong soldier as they walk along a track on the edge of the village of Hoa Long. The man was shot by company members on the village's wester
Members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), move women and children out along a road as they cordon and search a village, probably Lang Phuoc Hoa, near the Rung Sat area. 5RAR
HOA LONG, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, VIETNAM, 1968-02. TWO BLINDFOLDED VIET CONG (VC) PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) CAPTURED BY SUPPORT COMPANY, 7TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (7RAR), DURING A CORDON
Houses in the village of Hoa Long stand empty after all of the villagers have been moved out as part of a cordon and search during Operation Oakleigh. The residents of the village have been ordered to
With fingers on the triggers of their weapons, members of 5 Platoon, B Company, 2RAR/NZ, move warily across an open space on the western outskirts of the village of Hoa Long. The men are taking part i
