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Image Not Available for Modern warrior in loin cloth. Receiving military training from a United States Special Forces Team at a central highland village in South Vietnam.
Modern warrior in loin cloth. Receiving military training from a United States Special Forces Team at a central highland village in South Vietnam.
Image Not Available for Modern warrior in loin cloth. Receiving military training from a United States Special Forces Team at a central highland village in South Vietnam.

Modern warrior in loin cloth. Receiving military training from a United States Special Forces Team at a central highland village in South Vietnam.

Creator Associated Press, German
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2008
Object number2008/7660
Category
LocationNot currently on display

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United States Information Service (USIS)
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Informations & Documents
c. 1954
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Image Not Available for Construction workers balanced 40M high girder communications grid being built for allied forces use in South Vietnam.
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United States Information Service (USIS)
November 15 1969
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US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Battle Landing Team (BLT) 1/6 Alpha Company patrol down a main street of a village in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Garmsir has been a haven for insurgents for the last several years. Earlier this year the Marines cleared the area after a period of heavy fighting and recently handed over control to British Forces
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Associated Press of Berlin
1932
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Associated Press of Berlin
1937
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1936
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Ferdinand Richardt
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Mercenaries of the Special Forces of General Van Pao sitting in a group after being captured by People's Liberation Forces
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1950-1960
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