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Australian troops supported by an armoured personnel carrier are on the alert as they move through jungle in search of hidden Viet Cong. The men, members of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), are currently engaged in Operation Life against the Viet Cong. The aim of troops taking part in the operation is to clear the large rice producing district of Viet Cong.
SAIGON, VIETNAM. 1965-12. TROOPS OF B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR), MOVE QUICKLY FROM AN M113 ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER DURING THE OPERATION AGAINST THE VIET CONG IN T
A patrol from 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), outside Chinh Duc village during a search and destroy operation, Operation Life. The patrol, engaged in clearing the Viet Cong contro
Vo Dat, Vietnam. 1965. Australian troops of 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), move quickly across a path while searching for Viet Cong hidden in the village.
Crossing a river near Vo Xu village is an Australian patrol from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). The battalion is taking part in a joint operation, Operation New Life, to clea
CHINH DUC, VIETNAM. 1965. TROOPS FROM THE 1ST BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (1RAR) BESIDE THE DEAD BODY OF A VIET CONG MEMBER DURING A SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATION IN THE VILLAGE.
Inspecting a captured Viet Cong machine gun are regimental police Sergeant Jock Wells (left) of Liverpool, NSW, and Lance Corporal Dick Duffy of Hawthorn, Vic. Both are members of the 1st Battalion, T
