Major Honner in Vietnamese swamp [D 8182/4(Misc)] • Photograph
Major Honner in Vietnamese swamp
'Fri 6 Dec 1968. In the jungle Hat Dich area of Phuc Tuy province. Diary reads - "Up at dawn - 5.30am - made tomato soup for breakfast. Off again this time in front of tanks. Linked with A coy and then terrible slog through jungle and swamp to find Firestone trail. Got back to Julie FSB on APC then chopper to Nui Dat. Lovely shower and clean clothes. Wrote long letter to Lea. Bed at 11.30pm very very tired." This was with C Coy IRAR Co Major Honner. Note the towel under pack straps. these had made shouldes red raw over the three days. Also made good additional sweat cloth.'