A Vietnamese child happily rides in a dune buggy driven by Lance Cpl. Edward King in 1969. The Marines from the China Beach R&R Center regularly visit an orphanage along the China Sea coastline to give the children rides. This photograph captures a moment of joy amidst the Vietnam War.

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