Members of the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam on January 9, 1968, conducting reconnaissance after a patrol known as Tarzan was overrun by Viet Cong. The photograph depicts Hill 204, where military equipment, including guns and ammo, were abandoned. A captured Viet Cong radio can be seen in the image. The photo, taken by LCpl Retan, is part of the Defense Department's Marine Corps archive.


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Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
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