Marine of the 2nd Platoon, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, seen crawling into a suspected Viet Cong cave during Operation Skull on October 16, 1965. The photo, taken by Cpl. Dahl, captures American military activities during the Vietnam War. Defense Dept. Photo (Marine Corps) A185899 XWm.

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