Viet Cong tunnel discovered, 1967

By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 14, 2012

Gerard Forken ©Stars and Stripes
South Vietnam, February, 1967: Pfc. James Beideck emerges from a tunnel found at a Viet Cong regimental base camp that was overrun by 26th Infantry soldiers during Operation Junction City.

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