This is the church the Big Red 1 'adopted'... Soldiers repaired, repainted, put it in top condition

This is the church the Big Red 1 'adopted'... Soldiers repaired, repainted, put it in top condition

Photograph

Tony Falletta Jr.

Maker
American, 1922–1985

This is the church the Big Red 1 'adopted'... Soldiers repaired, repainted, put it in top condition

1966
Gelatin silver print
Overall: 7 1/2 × 8 7/8 in. (19.1 × 22.5 cm)
Gift of Steven and Claudia Schwartz, 2024
Inscriptions Inscribed in pencil on verso, BL: FALL-VNM-29
Printed on applied label on verso, TL: 6.5x8 \ 324357 \ 6.5x8
Typed in black on verso, L: WAR \ VIET NAM (PICS BY FALLETTA)
Stamped in red on verso, C: FEB 9 1966
Printed on applied label on verso, RC: News staff photo–Tony F [cut off] \ THIS IS THE CHURCH THE BIG RED 1 'ADOPTED' \ ...Soldiers repaired, repainted, put it in top condition
Inscribed in blue ink on verso, RC: 600
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