Marines from the 26th regiment utilize a 106-mm recoilless rifle to counter enemy fire during Operation Bold Mariner on the Batangan Peninsula of South Vietnam. The Marines, supported by the 7th Fleet, employed amphibian tractors and helicopters to dislodge Viet Cong fighters who had been infiltrating the area for an extended period. Photo by SSgt Bob Jordan.


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