Marine Lance Corporal Bill Iyons, 19, from Springfield, Ohio, a member of "B" Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, is on high alert during a sweep mission in Elephant Valley. The Marines are searching for rocket sites in Vietnam. This photograph was taken on July 23, 1968, by Cpl. Coates and is a Defense Department photo (Marine Corps).

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