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United Press International [Two American Marines in South Vietnam]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09795.04 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Vietnam Type: Photograph Date: 7 March 1966 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 25.8 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

One photo released by the United Press International dated March 7, 1966. Shows two American Marines participating in an operation against the Vietcong in South Vietnam. Photo captures their reflections in a puddle.

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