Suburb of Saigon That was Burned by the South Vietnamese Army

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Description

The original caption for this photograph reads: Saigon, Vietnam….Rubble and the remains of barbed wire line the streets of Cholon, a suburb of Saigon that was burned by South Vietnamese army troops in an effort to flush out any Viet Cong that remained after the Tet offensive in late January.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.

National Archives Identifier: 558530

Full Citation: Photograph ; Saigon, Vietnam….Rubble and the remains of barbed wire line the streets of Cholon, a suburb of Saigon that was burned by South Vietnamese army troops in an effort to flush out any Viet Cong that remained after the Tet offensive in late January; 2/1968; 428-N-1130131; General Black-and-White Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1958 – 1981; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 428; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/suburb-burned-vietnamese-army/, March 26, 2026]

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