"An American Marine guards a punji trap with two 250-pound bombs, booby-trapped to detonate when either the stake or wire is tripped. This trap was discovered during Operation I A, north of the Ch. Lai Combat Base in Vietnam on April 9, 1966. Photographed by Pvb. J. Russell."

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