A Navy corpsman, Hospitalman 3rd Class Allen Pierce, treats a Vietnamese boy's sore toe during a MEDCAP operation on September 20, 1965. Pierce, attached to "g" Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, provides first aid using an empty ammunition box as a makeshift table. The image was captured by Pfe. Durbin and is part of the Defense Department's collection.

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