Lance Corporal Patric A. Courchaine from the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, attempts to open the window of a 2-story house during a search and destroy mission in Vietnam in 1965. This photograph showcases the intense combat activities carried out by American military forces during the Vietnam War.

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