Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Explains Tactics-- Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, chews on his cigar as Col. George Patton, son of the famed World War II general, explains tactics used to secure a village 25 miles north of Saigon. Patton's 11th Armored Regiment sealed off the village of Chan Luu while Vietnamese troops flushed out Viet Cong guerrillas.
Explains Tactics-- Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, chews on his cigar as Col. George Patton, son of the famed World War II general, explains tactics used to secure a village 25 miles north of Saigon. Patton's 11th Armored Regiment sealed off the village of Chan Luu while Vietnamese troops flushed out Viet Cong guerrillas.
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Explains Tactics-- Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam, chews on his cigar as Col. George Patton, son of the famed World War II general, explains tactics used to secure a village 25 miles north of Saigon. Patton's 11th Armored Regiment sealed off the village of Chan Luu while Vietnamese troops flushed out Viet Cong guerrillas.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1968]

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[Information from item housing] Abrams, Creighton W, Jr. West Point Graduate

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