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Page 13; Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962-1975 (B/W)

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- Clark Air Force Base, Philippines. OPERATION HOMECOMING---Marine Sergeant Ronald L. Ridgeway of Houston, Texas bids farewell to well-wishers at the Clark flight line. Sergeant (Sgt.) Ridgeway is happy to be on his way to see his sweetheart in Texas. Sergeant Ridgeway was captured by enemy forces on the 25th of February 1968, and released from custody at Hanoi, North Vietnam on 16 March, 1973. He was reported missing in action South of the Khe Sanh and on August 15, 1968, he was reported killed in action

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These captioned, black & white photographs include scenes from combat and evacuation operations; and personalities such as President Ngo Dinh Diem, US presidents Johnson and Nixon, and personalities such as Walter Cronkite, Martha Raye, and Bob Hope. There are views of interactions between Marine Corps personnel and Vietnamese civilians. Also in this series are photos of Operation Homecoming, the return of American Marine prisoners of war to the United States.

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Publication Title:: Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962-1975 (B/W)
Content Source:: NARA
Partner:: NARA
NARA Publication Year:: n.d.
Footnote Publication Year:: 2008
RG:: 127
Footnote Job:: 08-084
Series:: 127-GVB
Language:: English
Short Description:: US Defense Department photographs of activities in Vietnam, 1962-75, including equipment, facilities, officials, soldiers, Vietnamese civilians, among others.
Category:: Miscellaneous
Browse Subject:: Operation Homecoming
Subject Description:: Operation Homecoming (Repatriation of US Marine POWs)
Date Month:: March
Date Day:: 19
Date Year:: 1973
Place:: Clark Air Force Base, Philippines
Photo Id:: A900044
NARA Reference Number:: 127-GVB-280-A900044
Original data from:: The National Archives