15/06/2024
Vietnam. 1966-03-11. Finger talk signals plan of action as Private (Pte) Graham Lobb of Reservoir, Vic, sends back a visual message to other members of an Australian patrol in the jungles of War Zone D, South Vietnam, during Operation Silver City. Pte Lobb is serving with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). Photo by William James Cunneen. Operation Silver City (March 7 - 23, 1966) was a joined search and destroy operation, involving the 1st Infantry Division (HQ, USA); 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 10th ARVN Division. In Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, and Long Khanh Provinces - War Zone D
