In this photograph taken during the Vietnam War in 1967, members of the Ninth Regiment Marines are seen advancing towards North Vietnamese hilltop positions under cover of Marine air strikes. The Marines were conducting a search-and-clear patrol just west of Phu Bai, Vietnam. The photo was taken by the Defense Department and is labeled A190177 127 GVB-87.

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