Marine Artilleryman from Twelfth Marine Regiment writes a letter home at Fire Support Base Alpine in South Vietnam. The base provided artillery support for third Marine Division infantrymen operating along the demilitarized zone in Quang Tri province. This image was taken in 1968 by Pfc. W. H. Nilo.

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