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Dead Viet Cong
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Dead body of a Viet Cong soldier on display in the marketplace of the Tan Hung village. He was caught planting poisoned spikes in swamps. Vietnamese soldiers are looking on in the background.
1961
Chapelle, Dickey, 1919-1965
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W012D63
WHi 115394
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Dead Viet Cong Soldier
1965
U.S. soldiers drag the body of a dead Viet Cong soldier on a beach.
Viet Cong Prisoners Carrying Body
1961
Two Viet Cong prisoners carry the body of a recently killed South Vietnamese paratrooper, wrapped in canvas and tied to a pole. The prisoners are supervised by a South Vietnamese soldier. Other men...
Interrogating Viet Cong Prisoner
1962
South Vietnamese soldier uses a handgun to threaten a Viet Cong prisoner who is laying on the ground among foliage. Other men watch in the background.
Wounded South Vietnamese Soldier
1961
Soldier assisting a wounded South Vietnamese soldier.
Viet Cong Prisoners at Binh Hung
1962
Group of Viet Cong held prisoner by South Vietnamese soldiers. The group is seated on the ground among foliage with mock rifles in the foreground. Soldiers are standing in the far background.
Dead Viet Cong Soldiers on a Beach
1965
Bodies of several dead Viet Cong soldiers lying on a beach. Several U.S. soldiers observe as bodies are placed in the sand from a truck.
