King & Country · VNVN179 Taking Care of a Buddy
King & Country Vietnam catalog reference
More than a few of K&C’s ‘VIETNAM’ series have been based on actual photographs taken during or just after the bloody firefights that erupted all over South Vietnam in the aftermath of that 1968 TET Offensive of January and February 1968. The photo in this case was taken by a young draftee photographer John Olson who at the time was working for ‘Stars and Stripes’ the Army’s own publication. Olson carried five cameras shooting ‘black and white‘ film for Stars and Stripes and colour film for images he might sell elsewhere. Soon the full colour versions appeared in LIFE magazine and that’s where I first remember seeing it. In all of the photos John Olson took of these figures they were all placed on top of an M48 tank however both figures can just as easily be put on the ground or even on some of K&C’s other ‘VIETNAM’ vehicles.
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Set profile
What a complete VN179 set includes
Use the model number VN179, not only the figure description, to distinguish this release from similarly named Vietnam sets. A complete example should match the catalog count of 2 pieces and the subjects or accessories shown for “Taking Care of a Buddy.”
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Search by VN179 first, then verify the seller’s title and photos against Taking Care of a Buddy. The code is the strongest way to avoid similarly named releases from the same series.
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