A Marine at the Con Thien base inspects a damaged bunker, which was struck directly by North Vietnamese enemy fire in 1967. The bunker, made of sandbags, suffered a direct hit from a 52mm recoiless rifle projectile. This image was captured by Cpl Porter of the 3rd MarDiv in Vietnam.

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