Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYDown time in Vietnam, 1969
Stars and Stripes
July 25, 2020
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Jim Clare ©Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, June, 1969: Lance Cpl. Nick Romano combs his hair as a fellow Marine relaxes in a captured hammock hung between two vehicles. The Marines of 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, along with South Vietnamese and South Korean troops, were taking part in Operation Pipestone Canyon, aimed at destroying enemy fortifications, bunkers, tunnels and supply areas on Go Noi Island.