Marines from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, exiting a helicopter zone near a Viet Cong hamlet, An Cuong, during Operation Starlight. The photo captures a moment of combat on August 18, 1965, approximately 65 miles south of Danang Air Base. The soldiers were part of the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam.

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