Lance Corporal George A. Nichols from Portland, Maine, belonging to the 3rd Platoon, "A" Company, digs up a burial site belonging to the NVA during combat operations in 1967. His task is to ensure no weapons are concealed within. Photograph taken by Sgt. D. E. Weimer as part of the US Defense Department's collection during the Vietnam War.

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