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M113 in cordon around Hoa Long village

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English: PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. AUGUST 1970. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) SITS ASTRIDE ROUTE TWO OUTSIDE THE VILLAGE OF HOA LONG NEAR THE SCENE OF THE AMBUSH OF 12 AUGUST 1970 IN WHICH THE EIGHT PLATOON OF C COMPANY, 8TH BATTALION, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT (8RAR), KILLED SEVENTEEN ARMED VIET CONG LOADED WITH RICE, FISH, AND OTHER SUPPLIES. AUSTRALIANS IN APCS KILLED ANOTHER ENEMY AND CAPTURED FIVE PRISONERS. A CORDON OF TANKS, APCS AND INFANTRY WAS IMMEDIATELY THROWN AROUND THE VILLAGE, JUST SOUTH OF NUI DAT, TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF OTHER ENEMY BELIEVED TO BE HIDING.
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Source https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C36789
Author Jones, Michael John

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