Marines from M Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Regiment, fire their 155mm howitzer at Viet Cong positions during Operation Prairie I on October 24, 1966. The photograph was taken by Sgt. McVeigh and shows the action near Dong Ha, about eight miles northarest of the city. This event occurred during a military mission close to the demilitarized zone.

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