50 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment open a trap door over a rice vat in Vietnam on July 8, 1966. This vat contained numerous Chinese Communist grenades, which were discovered by the marines during their military activities. Defense Department photo by Cpl. Armut ng (A1875).

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