Description
Ban Me Thuot, South Vietnam. 1965. 13668 Captain (Capt) Arthur Barry (Barry) Petersen of Sarina, Qld, wearing Montagnard tribal dress, accepts a brass bracelet, a symbol of great respect, from a Montagnard tribeswoman during his farewell ceremony at Dam San camp. He is also wearing a necklace presented to him earlier. Capt Petersen served with the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), and during this period he spent over two years training and leading the Montagnard's Truong Son Force.
Details
Accession Number
DNE/65/0436/VN
Photographer
Bryan Rupert Dunne
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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