Santa Claus visits children in Vom Son Thuy village during the December 1970 holiday celebrations in Vietnam. Along with distributing presents, Navy corpsmen provided medical treatment to villagers in need. This photograph, taken by Sgt. Ruzi, captures the festive atmosphere and the efforts to provide aid during the Vietnam War.

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