Marines from the 3rd Engineers attached to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, are seen constructing bunkers at Landing Zone Cates, a fire base located east of Khe Sanh. This image, taken on July 20, 1968, by LCpl Thurston Bechtel, captures the build-up of the base, which became the main fire support after the abandonment of Khe Sanh. (Defense Department Photo - Marine Corps)

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