A marine adjusts his mortar tube to fire at an attacking North Vietnamese Army force during Operation Baslistic Armor. The photo was taken on February 9, 1968, near Camp Carroll, approximately 2000 meters away. The marine belongs to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade.

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