Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1966-05-26. Alert troops of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), move through overgrown banana plantation and pepper tree country on the first day of Operation Hardihood. The men have smeared their faces for camouflage. The soldier on the right , who is possibly 2782847 Private Frederick Richard Clark, is carrying a World War 2 vintage 9mm Owen sub machine gun.
Australian War Memorial
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