An Lộc is a ward of the town of Bình Long in Bình Phước Province in southern Vietnam. It is located approximately 90 km north of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). The town was formerly part of Bình Long Province before merger with Phước Long Province to create Bình Phước Province.
The town became famous during the Vietnam War, as the location of a major battle and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress air strike in 1972. Today the town has a mass grave memorial with 3,000 bodies.
Here below is an amazing collection of Kodak Instamatic photos taken by American photographer John L. Beck that show everyday life of An Loc, Vietnam in 1968 while he was in the military in Viet Nam from 1968 and 1969.
The town became famous during the Vietnam War, as the location of a major battle and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress air strike in 1972. Today the town has a mass grave memorial with 3,000 bodies.
Here below is an amazing collection of Kodak Instamatic photos taken by American photographer John L. Beck that show everyday life of An Loc, Vietnam in 1968 while he was in the military in Viet Nam from 1968 and 1969.
Neighborhood kids, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Neighbors smoking, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Neighbors, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Neighbors, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Noodle shop, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Province Chief's house, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Refreshment stand, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Smiling child, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Taking a nap, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
The ice man, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Village children washing and playing at a village pump, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Village market, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Young girl in 'Ao Dai', Bing Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Aerial view of An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
American advisor with village children, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
An American advisor flying from Binh Long Province to Bien Hoa in Dong Nai Province, 1968. The airplane is a short take-off & landing PC-6 Porter |
An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Boy next to a bicycle, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Buddhist monks, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Bus station, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Children bathing, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Children in the neighborhood at Christmastime, Binh Long Provine, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Children on a Jeep, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Man collecting edible refuse for his stock, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Market, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Market, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Market, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Montagnard man, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Montagnard neighbor, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Montagnard neighbor, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |
Montagnard neighbor, An Loc, Binh Long Province, Viet Nam, 1968 |