Brigadier General Jonas M. Platt, commander of Task Force Delta, inspects the damage caused to a Viet Cong command post during Operation Utah. The post was taken by M Company, 3rd Battalion, First Marines after intense resistance by the Viet Cong. Captain Chuck Latting, the company commander, provides a description of the action to General Platt, while other members of the general's staff observe. This photograph was taken on March 7, 1966, 10 miles north of Quang Ngai, Vietnam. Photographer: Sgt. Weih.

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