PFC Jerry D. Parker, a 19-year-old machine gunner from 1st Platoon, 1st Squad of 1st Marine Division, is seen firing M-60 rounds into a hootch in Vietnam on December 25, 1969. Moments earlier, enemy Vietnamese troops were spotted in the same location. The image is credited to LCpl Pearson and sourced from the Defense Department.

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