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Photograph of two members of 20th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam

August - December 1970

Sông Bé Base Camp, Viet Nam, Asia

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A color photograph of two unidentified members of Delta Co., 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade at LZ Buttons/Sông Bé Base Camp in Vietnam. The image depicts two soldiers wearing military fatigues and standing side by side. The figure of the right wears a boonie hat, olive green tee shirt and cargo pants. The figure on the left is bareheaded and is wearing a long sleeved coat and cargo pants. He holds a beverage can in his right hand; his left is in his pocket. Both gaze directly at the viewer. In the background is a large military tent made of wood and canvas.

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Catalog reference: 2013.11.4.4

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