Vietnam: A twelve year old child soldier in Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) uniform, Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon (1968)

Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam, 1968. A twelve year old Vietnamese ARVN Airborne trooper who had been 'adopted' by the Airborne Division, holding a M-79 grenade launcher. The picture was taken during a sweep of an Airborne Task Force Unit through the devastated area surrounding the French National Cemetery on Plantation Road after a day long battle there.

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INDOCHINA WARS