Vietnamese girl expresses appreciation during a Christmas party organized by Marine Corporal Robert J. Butanan and his fellow missilemen of the 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion in Da Nang. The party was attended by nearly 100 Vietnamese children on December 24, 1968. (Defense Department photo)

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