Marines from Echo, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, carry out a patrol along the ridgelines in the Que Son Hits area, approximately 23 miles southwest of Danang, Vietnam. The photo was taken on January 21, 1971, by Sgt C. E. Kissmam, and is part of the Photographs of American Military Activities during the Vietnam War collection.

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