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Ghostlike men barely visible in the dense, triple-canopy jungle of Vietnam's central highlands in 1967.
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Troops take break in dense, triple-canopy jungle in Vietnam's central highlands in 1967.
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Troops move through the jungle in Vietnam central highlands in 1967. The man in the foreground is a radio operator, an RTO.
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Troops move through the jungle in Vietnam central highlands in 1967. The man in the foreground is a radio operator, an RTO.
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A young Marine sits on a wall outside a village in I Corps in 1967. The writing on the wall is pro-Saigon propaganda slogans.
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A young Marine sits on a wall outside a village in I Corps in 1967. The writing on the wall is pro-Saigon propaganda slogans.
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Marine Robert Aaron (rank unknown), Philadelphia, talks on the radio while drying his feet after slogging through the swamp Mekong Delta. He was from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Deckhouse V in the Mekong Delta in January 1967.
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A Marine with an armfull of LAWs (light anti-tank weapons) wades across a canal in the Mekong Delta. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Deckhouse V in the Mekong Delta in January 1967.
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A Marine wades across a canal in the Mekong Delta. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Deckhouse V in the Mekong Delta in January 1967.
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Sgt. William Aper, 26, Richland, N.C., cleans his M-14 rifle with muddy water from his helmet. The rifle was filthy from wading through the Mekong Delta. Aper was from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Deckhouse V in the Mekong Delta in January 1967.
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Amored Personnel carriers speed by a fishing village in Quang Nam province. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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Marines cross a small river in Quang Nam province. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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Marines cross a small river in Quang Nam province. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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Marines lead Vietnamese away from their villages for questioning and to make searching the village easier. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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Marines lead Vietnamese away from their villages for questioning and to make searching the village easier. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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A Vietnamese woman stands holding her baby among the spilled rice Marines spread around looking for weapons. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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A Marine radio operator (RTO) kicks through rice looking for weapons during a village search. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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A Vietnamese woman wails in protest at Marines who kicked over her rice storage baskets searching for weapons. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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A Vietnamese woman wails in protest at Marines who kicked over her rice storage baskets searching for weapons. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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Marines lead Vietnamese away from their villages for questioning and to make searching the village easier. The Marines were from Alpha Co., 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. They were taking part in Operation Lafayette about six miles north of Hoi An in Quang Nam province in Feburary 1967.
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