Lt Gen Lewis W Walt, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, converses with an orphan from the China Beach Orphanage in Vietnam on April 13, 1970. The young girl had recently regained her eyesight after undergoing successful surgery in the United States. (Defense Department Photo - Marine Corps) #VietnamWar

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