Tanks and Marines from Battalion Landing Team 2/4 take up defensive positions around Hill 23 near Nhĩ Ha, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. The operation, known as OPERATION NAPOLEON/SALINE, took place on April 1, 1968. This photograph was captured by Scales, a photographer for the Defense Department. The image is a 35mm negative, and it is part of a collection documenting American military activities during the Vietnam war.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
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