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English: Ap My Thanh, Vietnam: A member of 2nd Platoon, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) carrying an M72 rocket launcher (Light Anti-Tank Weapon, LAW) on his back during Operation Jeb Stuart. The M-72 is an anti-tank weapon and is used on a one time basis and then the firing mechanism is destroyed to prevent enemy capture.
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Source NARA 111-CCV-364-CC47352 via Fold3, Black and white version in Seven Firefights in Vietnam
Author Staff Sergeant Harold C. Breedlove, DASPO

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