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Communist gun position
Submitted by Tex on 22 November 2011 - 11:25pm.
Communist gun position in Vientiane on the Mekong in November 1960. This was destroyed by the battle in December by right wing forces and Vientiane taken.
French Boat Club
Submitted by Tex on 22 November 2011 - 7:38pm.
Picture of the French Boat Club located outside of Vietnam,Laos in 1960.
Communist youth organization
Submitted by Tex on 22 November 2011 - 7:35pm.
Picture of the Communist youth organization in Vientiane 1960. This is on the River Road.
Communist Gun Boat
Submitted by Tex on 22 November 2011 - 11:27am.
This is a picture of the Pathet Lao's gun boat on the Mekong at Vientiane, Laos in Nov. 1960 waiting to repel any attack from Thailand. In December, right wing forces pushed up the Mekong and retook Vientiane after a four day battle.
Nov.1960 - Vientiane, Laos
Submitted by Tex on 17 November 2011 - 5:54pm.
This picture was taken with four Thai Rangers posing as Jap tourist. At the time, I was a PEO civilian (in reality Army) and under the rule of the communist government and these Thai Rangers thought it would be funny to have our picture made with communist and "neutralist" troops.
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