A Marine sniper takes aim from behind a tree as his comrade looks through a pair of binoculars to establish the enemy position in Hue during the battle for the city in 1968. (John Olson/Stars and Stripes)

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Hue City, Vietnam - 1968A Marine sniper takes aim from behind a tree as his comrade looks through a pair of binoculars to establish the enemy position in Hue during the battle for the city in 1968.

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