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Association Collection (Department of the Army Special Photographic Office (DASPO))
Location: D102.5A

A scrapbook of collected materials documents Robert Lafoon's service with DASPO. Photographs make up the bulk of the scrapbook, but it also contains printed documents, press passes, newspaper photographs, etc. Published photos by Lafoon are represented in the Garrison newsletter and VFW magazine (May 1966). A book, Images of a Lengthy War, contains photos by Lafoon and other DASPO photographers. For preservation of the materials, the scrapbook has been disassembled, and the items kept in original order in acid-free folders.

Robert Lafoon served in the infantry in an Armored Division at Ft. Hood, Texas, from February 1964 through April 1965. He then attended Army Photo School from May to September, 1965. Lafoon served as an Army still photographer for the Southeast Asia team at Ft. Shafter, Hawaii, from September 1965 until March 1968. During his service with DASPO, Lafoon covered multiple operations in Vietnam. After leaving the Army Lafoon continued to serve in the Army Reserves and saw active duty in logistics during the Gulf War.

Location	Box	Folder	Contents
		1	Press passes
			Letter from Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia
			Newspapers featuring Lafoon photos
			Lafoon phoitos printed from the Internet
			Award citation
			Magazine covers featuring Lafoon photos
			Propaganda leaflets in Vietnamese
			DASPO correspondence
			Photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles
			5 Dong (Vietnamese currency) note given to Lafoon by Kermit Yoho shortly before Yoho was killed in action in 1966
			The Garrison newsletter
			VFW magazine
			Images of a Lengthy War.
		2	Sheets from the scrapbook with Lafoon's handwritten notes and descriptions of the photos.

Books:	Images of a Lengthy War: The US Army in Vietnam by Joel D. Meyerson.
Photographs:	VA029639 - VA029957. Also in the collection is one negative VAN003857.
	VA067729: Chief of Communications- Electronics Award for DASPO.
Newsletters:	The Garrison (March 2001).
Periodicals:	VFW (May 1966).

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