Marine fires into an underground bunker found during the island clearing operation to eliminate Viet Cong from a small island near Chu Lai. The bunker’s opening resembles a partially submerged 55-gallon drum. May 30, 1965. Photographed by Sgt. L. D. Choate. (Department of Defense photo by Marine Corps, A184486)

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