Con Thien Naval Base, 1968

(Kim Ki Sam/Stars and Stripes)

Con Thien, South Vietnam, August 15, 1968: Private 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division—a machine gunner at Con Thien Marine Corps Base—walks down the base’s dirt road, his M60 resting on his right shoulder.

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