US Marine Pfe Larry C. Marble from Mt. Vernon, NY takes a break from his duties as an 81 mortar gunner to write a letter home on January 20, 1969, during Operation Bold Hariner in the Batangan Peninsula, South Vietnam. The operation aims to combat Viet Cong infiltration and terrorizing of Vietnamese villages. Photo taken by SSgt Bob Jordan.

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