Marine soldier seeks cover in a rice paddy during combat in Operation Desoto in February 1967. Elements of the Seventh Marine Regiment, Task Force X-Ray, 1st Marine Division, were under fire from the Viet Cong while retreating. The operation took place 25 miles south of Quang Tri. (Photographer: Pic Porter)

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