Que Son Valley, South Vietnam, Jan. 20, 1968: An unidentified mud-covered cavalryman tries to clean his M16 during a sweep operation through Que Son Valley. The cavalrymen of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment are conducting operations through Que Son Valley to root out pockets of North Vietnamese.

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