Members of the Joint Action Company, consisting of Marines and Popular Force troops, move across a dike near Hue-Phu Bai, Vietnam. The unit's mission is to protect four villages bordering the river. Private First Class Itzhak "Slam" Szlamowicz can be seen as the second man in the patrol. This photograph was taken on September 21, 1965 by SSgt. C. Durie.

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