Image: An aerial photograph shows a group of Marines from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, patrolling and scaling Hill 163 without experiencing any opposition during Operation Double Eagle on January 29, 1966. The Marines, accompanied by a company of ARVE, left Hui Dau before midnight and marched for 10 hours, covering a distance of approximately 7,000 meters. It took them an additional two hours to climb the hill.

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