Marines from "Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines" navigate through dense elephant grass during a sweep and clear mission near the village of Pho Nam Thuong along the Ca De River on August 13, 1965. This photo was taken by Pfe G. Durbin during the Vietnam War. Image courtesy of the Defense Department. (MARINE CORPS) A185004 127 GVB-85.

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