Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment, known as Karines, are seen evacuating a casualty to a helicopter landing zone during Operation PRAIRIE on November 21, 1966. The injured soldier had unknowingly stepped on a mine near the demilitarized zone in Vietnam. This Defense Department photograph was taken by LCpl. Cole and classified as A187998.

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