Marine Sergeant Dolezilek from Weapons Platoon, G" Company, 2/3, uses communication wire to secure a fellow Marine's shoe sole during the Vietnam War. Combat boots deteriorated quickly in the humid climate, especially after being soaked in streams and only partially drying each day. DEFENSE DEPT. PHOTO (MARINE CORPS) A184349 ge 127 GVB-227.

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