smwinter207 Posted December 6, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 6, 2018 This book with photos was removed from a cambodian soldier by the 5th SF soldier in VN. Probably 1966 or so. Can anyone guess on the old photo with the guy holding a samurai styled sword? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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USCapturephotos Posted December 6, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 6, 2018 Hard to see the details of the photo in question, but it looks like a Japanese soldier in winter uniform to me. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smwinter207 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted December 6, 2018 Seems a little odd, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted December 6, 2018 Share #6 Posted December 6, 2018 Yes, pic is Japanese most likely somewhere in china. The “Bode” that had it could have gotten pic off dead Japanese in WWII, kept as memento. Commies had many advisors there and Vietnam that were Chinese, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smwinter207 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted December 6, 2018 Couple closeups of the uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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beezman Posted December 7, 2018 Share #10 Posted December 7, 2018 I do not understand the historical context here. The only Cambodians in South Vietnam at the time were ethnic minorities, who were eager to serve with the Special Forces. The left wing Cambodians were still participating in the neutralist government run by Sihanouk and had no business in South Vietnam. In 1967, they started an armed opposition that would later be known as the Khmer Rouge. But they never set foot in Vietnam before cross-border raids starting in 1975. So who was this soldier killed in 1966? Was he killed by the SF soldier, or was he one of the men advised by the SF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smwinter207 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted December 7, 2018 I'm not a historian, but Cambodians were not all fighting for the S. Vietnamese. cia.gov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smwinter207 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted December 7, 2018 I do not understand the historical context here. The only Cambodians in South Vietnam at the time were ethnic minorities, who were eager to serve with the Special Forces. The left wing Cambodians were still participating in the neutralist government run by Sihanouk and had no business in South Vietnam. In 1967, they started an armed opposition that would later be known as the Khmer Rouge. But they never set foot in Vietnam before cross-border raids starting in 1975. So who was this soldier killed in 1966? Was he killed by the SF soldier, or was he one of the men advised by the SF? The US soldier had a communist belt, flags, a 60's Mao Pin, and this booklet in his locker. I also have his photos of dead enemy soldiers too. He was head of the Cho Duc SF Camp, and served three tours I really don't know the story on this booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezman Posted December 8, 2018 Share #13 Posted December 8, 2018 OK thanks for the additional info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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