Marines of the Third Division prepare to engage Viet Cong forces with a 60mm mortar during Operation GEORGIA in May 1966. The operation aimed to clear the area southwest of Danang to facilitate the construction of an industrial complex by Vietnamese engineers. This photograph captures the intense military activities during the Vietnam War.

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