A North Vietnam Army (NVA) officer boarding our C-130 through crew entry door, and headed toward passenger configured cargo area. Many more followed in an extremely orchestrated, orderly manner, one by one, until aircraft was filled to capacity. This was in Saigon 1973 as part of peace negotiations. Destination was either Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi, or some airbase near the DMZ. This was quite a novel occasion given the many years of wartime separation of North and South Vietnam … albeit temporary per the continued invasion and takeover of the South from the North in years to follow. Photo taken from elevated deck of cockpit accessible by a short ladder.
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