Men of A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, conduct a frontal sweep through rice paddies towards a fortified village believed to be occupied by Viet Cong insurgents. The operation, codenamed OPERATION GOLDEN FLEECE-66, took place south of Quang Ngai, Vietnam on September 22, 1966. Photographer: Sgt. Lenin. This photo is from the collection of American Military Activities during the Vietnam War.

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