An artillery unit from the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam is shown in this photograph. The image captures a 105mm howitzer firing at Fire Support Base Alpins. The intense recoil causes the artillery piece to lift off the ground. Taken by photographer Ee H. Milo in 1968.

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