南ヴェトナム政府軍によるラオス侵攻作戦。ラオス国境から25キロほど進んだ地点で、装甲車部隊は地雷源に触れて大音響とともに爆発した。その瞬間装甲車からたた Operation to invade Laos by the South Vietnamese government forces. About 25 kilometers from the Lao border, armored vehicle units touched a minefield and exploded with a loud noise. At that moment, soldier knocked down from the armored vehicle by the impact and knelt with a grenade in his right hand, and injured soldiers hugged in the far left. One of these series of photographs became the cover of the March 12, 1971 issue of "LIFE"

岡村 昭彦 OKAMURA Akihiko