M1 Rifle in use in Vietnam - Photo

[Seaforth72]

The left hand man appears to be carrying an M1 Garand rifle. This picture makes it obvious why the Vietnamese would prefer an M1 Carbine or M16.

This photo was among a batch that were left behind in a house in Canada, some years after the Vietnam War had ended. I suspect they had been left behind by either a Canadian who had joined the U.S. military to serve in Vietnam (reportedly over 10,000 Canadians did so and not all came home, including the son of a friend of ours) or possibly by an American veteran or even a South Vietnamese veteran who had come to Canada. Scans of these images are at http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/vietnam_war.htm Only one shows an M1 Garand. Photographer unknown. Collection of Colin M. Stevens, Richmond, B.C. Canada.

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