Marines from "Co., Second Battalion, Fifth Marine Regiment" wade through rice paddies with water above their knees during a company sweep in Vietnam on September 29, 1967. The soldiers are looking for Viet Cong as they move slowly through the dense terrain. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Colton and is from the US Department of Defense.

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