The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Servicemen Aboard River Patrol Boat with 'Santa Claus' in Christmas Morale Event, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam, 1971
A U.S. serviceman dons a Santa Claus costume aboard a river patrol boat on a Mekong Delta waterway, part of a Christmas-season morale or civic-action outreach mission in South Vietnam. A hand-painted sign reading 'Merry Christmas / Chúc M?ng L? Giáng Sinh' reflects efforts to build goodwill with local Vietnamese communities. Photograph processed June 1971. Project: 218683