Marines from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, are pictured patrolling near the village of Le Som in the Danang area during the Vietnam War. They cautiously approach a grove of trees as part of their ongoing efforts to locate and counter the Viet Cong. This photograph was taken on October 9, 1965, by Cpl. Dahl and is part of the Defense Department's collection.

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