Historical information

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.

Physical description

A black and white photograph of a digger takes a quick nap as a halt is called while patrolling in the close country of the 'Dark Green' or sometimes called the 'Long Green' of the heavy, thick tropical rainforest. The relief of getting a heavy wet pack of the back was a blessing to the infantryman.