Corporal Robert L. Craford, Squad Leader of Weapons Platoon, "E" Company, 2/3 Marines, is shown alongside Private First Class Thomas Lavin, a Machine Gunner from the same platoon. Lavin's helmet displays a bullet hole inflicted by a sniper during a patrol in the village of XUAN DEUNG, Vietnam. This image was captured by Sergeant Reynolds on May 4, 1965.

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