When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight into hell. Alpha and Bravo Companies of 1st Battalion, 9th Marines—numbering ...
South of Da Nang, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: U.S. Marine engineers hammer fence poles and span barbed wire in the middle of a field, building a barrier, 15 miles south of Da Nang. Looking for Stars ...
Dien Ban, South Vietnam, Nov. 25, 1968: An unidentified Marine crouches down on one knee as G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division makes a stop during a sweep through ...