Lieutenant Commander William L. Childers leads a communion service in a mortar pit amidst the operations of the Ninth Marines near the Laotian border, south of Khe Sanh in Vietnam, in 1968. The photograph, taken by Schaclanann, highlights the presence of religion in the midst of military activities.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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