Marines from the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion are seen gathering in the background to pay their final respects during a memorial service for Private Craig M. Yaney, who lost his life while attempting an emergency rope ladder extraction to help a fellow reconnaissance team member. This photograph was taken by Cpl W. P. Barger during the Vietnam War.

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