Popular Forces soldier from Combined Action Group-4 searching dense undergrowth along a river south of Quang Tri City on August 28, 1968 for a wounded Viet Cong guerrilla. The soldier's unit, accompanied by Marines, conducted daily patrols and night ambushes to provide security for nearby villages. The photograph was taken by SSgt. D. L. Shearer.

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