FAI/70/0093/VN Accession Number: FAI/70/0093/VN

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Fire Support Base Pat, South Vietnam. February 1970. Sergeant (Sgt) Steve Perry of Mascot, NSW (left), gives General (Gen) R. E. Haines, Commander in Chief of US Army in the Pacific, a first hand acount of operations. Sgt Perry was the commander of a section of armoured personnel carriers from B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Gen Haines visited FSB Pat during his orientation tour of Vietnam.

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Accession Number
FAI/70/0093/VN
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1970
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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