The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Photo shows a soldier, wearing a combat helmt, canteen, and weapon, standing next to a rubber tree. On the other side of the tree is a small Vietnamese man wearing a pith helmet. Tribune caption on the back,July 1, 1966-- "Plantation worker Che Ching, Lt. David Sprague, USA; A shadow war among the rubber trees- sticky for sealing letters home." Originial Tribune envelope, "South Vietnam-2
Concepts:
military uniform; rubber tree; soldier; Vietnam War
Places:
South Vietnam
Persons:
Lt. David Sprague; Che Ching
Organizations:
United States Marines
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