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United Press International [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 Height: 25.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

One photo released by the United Press International dated March 7, 1966. Depicts American Marines participating kneeling by a puddle in South Vietnam. On the reverse side is a newspaper clipping that states they were resting before staging an operation against the Vietcong.

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