The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South, Vietnam. 1967-11. Head and shoulders informal portrait of a young Vietnamese boy, Hue, who has a lot to smile about. When he was adopted by Australian troops of the Mobile Strike Force, he was suffering from various diseases, including dermatitis and ring worms and weighed only thirty-three pounds.
Vietnam. 1967-11. A young Vietnamese boy, Hue, takes a running jump at Captain Peter Reid of Sylvania Waters, NSW, an adviser with the Mobile Strike Force. Hue was cared for by Australian troops after
Lieutenant Stevenson and Hue, a young Vietnamese boy, sit in a jeep at the Mobile Strike Force camp. Hue can strip and assemble weapons faster than most of the men in the unit, an art he learnt from t
Lieutenant Stevenson guides Hue, a Vietnamese boy, in getting a feel of a cricket bat - even if it is only a strip of plywood. The boy was orphaned after his Viet Cong parents were recently killed. Th
Vietnam. 1967-10. Private Ian Pentecost of Largs, SA, tuba player, allows a young Vietnamese boy to try his tuba. Private Pentecost was playing with the 2nd Battalion band at the official opening and
Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam. 1967-12. A young Vietnamese boy living in an area at the base of the rugged Nui Dinh mountains, sells soft drinks (Coca Cola) to two thirsty soldiers on operations against
Binh Ba, Vietnam. 1967-06. Captain Don Matthews of Shepparton, Vic, hands out a kerosene stove and food to a Vietnamese woman and young boy. Captain Matthews is a Salvation Army officer with 7th Batta
