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Taking cover, 1968

Taking cover, 1968

American soldiers take cover from enemy fire during a three-day operation by B Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry in the Que Son Valley, 35 miles from Da Nang.

South Vietnam, January, 1968: American soldiers take cover from enemy fire during a three-day operation by B Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry in the Que Son Valley, 35 miles from Da Nang.

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