Operation Shelby- Manuel Garcia Cleans His M-16 Rifle
8/25/1967-8/26/1967
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Original caption of this photograph reads: Operation Shelby—PFC Manuel Garcia (El Centro, Calif.) rifleman, Co. E, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf, 199th Light Inf. Bde., cleans his M–16 rifle prior to going out on a daily patrol at the new forward base camp located at the Kinh Kang and Kanh Nang Canals, 24 km west of Saigon.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
Full Citation: Photograph 111-CC-43628; Operation Shelby—PFC Manuel Garcia (El Centro, Calif.) Rifleman, Co. E, 3rd Bn, 7th Inf, 199th Light Inf. Bde., Cleans His M–16 Rifle; 8/25/1967-8/26/1967; Color Photographs of Signal Corps Activity, 1944 - 1981; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/operation-shelby-rifle, April 25, 2024]
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