~ 720th Military Police Battalion Vietnam History Project ~

Photo G0921-1: Members of A Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade provided the children of the Long Binh Tan Village Catholic Orphanage and village a Santa, presents and ice cream treats on Christmas Day 25 December 1967 in the Battalion Tactical Area Of Responsibility, Bien Hoa Province, III Corps Tactical Zone, South Vietnam. In the background right is the A Company commander CPT Michael E. Lenhart. If you can identifywho played the Santa Clause, please use this Email Link.

Photo G0921-2: The local Parish Priest and children gathering in their school for the Christmas festivities on Christmas Day .

Photo G0921-3: The children line up to get their ice cream treat on Christmas Day 25 December 1967. CPT Michael E. Lenhart the A Company commander is seen standing in the background.

Photo G0921-4: The children wait in line to receive their ice cream cup treat on Christmas Day.

Photo G0921-5: The children wait in line at the rear of a 3/4-ton truck to receive their ice cream treats on Christmas Day . Courtesy of SGT Philip J. Beaver, A Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, August 1967 to August 1968 .

Photo G0921-6: Members of A Company, 720th MP Battalion host a Christmas party at the Catholic Church school building in Long Binh Tan Village where gifts are given out to the orphans on 25 December 1967. Courtesy of CPT Michael E. Lenhart (COL Ret.), A Company 720th Military Police Battalion & Headquarters Detachment, 95th Military Police Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, September 1967 to September 1968.

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