Lance Corporal Ernest J. Antol, a 19-year-old engineer from "C" Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and attached to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, carries a heavy load of explosives through muddy rice paddies during a one-day operation in Chau Son II Hamlet, located 10 miles south of Danang, on November 20, 1968. This image captures the challenging conditions and difficult tasks faced by American military personnel during the Vietnam War.

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