Marines from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, advance through dense elephant grass during Operation Prairie III on March 19, 1967. This photograph captures their progress towards the final objective on the opening day of the operation. Taken by photographer Leighty, this is a diverse Department of Defense photo (HARI Corps) with the ID A188524 127 GVB-140.

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Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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