Operation by 5 RAR at Duc Thanh 1966See article http://www.5rar.asn.au/gallery/cavill_6.htmLanding at Duc Thanh Print in wooden frame under glassLanding at Duc Thanh By B Fletcherduc thanh

Print of an original Painting - Titled "Landing At Duc Thanh" by B Fletcher, coloured print of various soldiers and helicopters on landing, with vegetation in foreground. Frame - Light Timber with decorative edge - marbled brown colour finish. Glass front. Mount - double mount, mid green, dark red inner.Light green print below picture "Landing at DUC THANH/ by/ B. FLETCHER" framed print, battle, vietnam

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Lt Col Khan CO 5 RAR as he advises the Duc Thanh District Chief Maj Tram Van Ngo that the placement of the dead VietCong bodies around the 'Gallia' rubber plantation was not acceptable to the Australians. 29/12/1969photograph, lt col colin khan, duc thanh district chief, maj tram van ngo, viet cong, rubber plantation gallia, 5 rar, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war

Reproduced by kind permission of the Australian War Memorial by Royal Australian Survey Corps 1985. Brown wooden frame with gold inner trim & glass front. Mounted with white border & brown paper frame backing. Copy of coloured painting of Landing At Duc Thanh. Original by B Fletcher.Brown wooden frame with gold inner trim & glass front. Mounted with white border & brown paper frame backing. Copy of coloured painting of Landing At Duc Thanh. Original by B Fletcher.RHS bottom corner: Artist's signatureroyal australian survey corps, rasvy

A black and white photograph of Lt. Col Colin Khan Commandig Officer of 5 RAR with Duc Thanh District Chief Maj Tram Van Ngo and the Senior American Adviser Captain Robert P Heath walk through the rubber after inspecting the site of a successful ambush on the cordon sitephotograph, lt col colin khan, maj tram van ngo, capt robert p heath (us), 5 rar, gibbons collection catalogue