5th
Special Forces Group,
Buon Brieng
Camp 1965
This photo series was inspired by the article
published in the National Geographic in January 1965. This article dealt with
the members of a Special Forces A-Team facing an insurgency of the Montagnard
troops they were supposed to advise. The Montagnards lived in the highlands of
Central Vietnam and were generally despised by the Vietnamese. The Green Berets
took advantage of this situation and launched the CIDG program, which was aimed
at equipping and training Montagnard tribes so they would participate in the
fight against the Vietcong. The program was very effective and the Special
Forces advisors developed strong bonds with their Montagnard troops. However,
their hatred towards the Vietnamese was not limited to the Communists, and many
serious incidents opposed Montagnards and South Vietnamese Special Forces
members.
The photos shown below are supposed to take place a
few months after the events described in the article. It shows Green Berets
near a Montagnard hut that was built to look as similar as possible to the
photos of the article.
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