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A U.S. marine, center, stands atop his post, a sandbagged bunker, as he watches clouds of black smoke rise at the marine base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during a North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The marines have constructed a system of deep trenches and fortified bunkers, topped with sandbags, empty shell casings, and even timber, to withstand the daily bombardment, February 1968
A U.S. marine, center, stands atop his post, a sandbagged bunker, as he watches clouds of black smoke rise at the marine base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during a North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The marines have constructed a system of deep trenches and fortified bunkers, topped with sandbags, empty shell casings, and even timber, to withstand the daily bombardment, February 1968
A U.S. marine, center, stands atop his post, a sandbagged bunker, as he watches clouds of black smoke rise at the marine base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during a North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The marines have constructed a system of deep trenches and fortified bunkers, topped with sandbags, empty shell casings, and even timber, to withstand the daily bombardment, February 1968

A U.S. marine, center, stands atop his post, a sandbagged bunker, as he watches clouds of black smoke rise at the marine base at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, during a North Vietnamese artillery barrage. The marines have constructed a system of deep trenches and fortified bunkers, topped with sandbags, empty shell casings, and even timber, to withstand the daily bombardment, February 1968

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Date2/1/1968
MediumVintage Associated Press wirephoto
Dimensions5(?) x 9(?) inches
Credit LineGift of Jennifer & Marc Lipschultz
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Object number2024.322
Status
Not on view
Leatherneck Hits the Surf: a member of the U.S. Marine 9th expedition force makes a wet landing as he struggles ashore at Da Nang Bay in South Vietnam. The Marines landed by sea and air to beef up defenses at the vital Da Nang air base, March 8, 1965
Leatherneck Hits the Surf: a member of the U.S. Marine 9th expedition force makes a wet landing as he struggles ashore at Da Nang Bay in South Vietnam. The Marines landed by sea and air to beef up defenses at the vital Da Nang air base, March 8, 1965
Unknown Artist
3/8/1965
Saving Wounded Child In Hue: A U.S. Marine carries a blanket-wrapped wounded Vietnamese child from an aid station to an ambulance for evacuation from the Citadel in Hue, February 17, 1968. The child wandered into Marine lines after he was wounded by American artillery fire directed at Red positions.
Saving Wounded Child In Hue: A U.S. Marine carries a blanket-wrapped wounded Vietnamese child from an aid station to an ambulance for evacuation from the Citadel in Hue, February 17, 1968. The child wandered into Marine lines after he was wounded by American artillery fire directed at Red positions.
John Olson
2/17/1968
Lineup For Long Ride: passing Vietnamese views American troops resting in shade of mothballed Marine helicopters at dock area of Da Nang. Craft belong to Marine Air Group-16, first deployed in Vietnam in 1962, this is moving to Hawaii and California, May 29, 1971
Lineup For Long Ride: passing Vietnamese views American troops resting in shade of mothballed Marine helicopters at dock area of Da Nang. Craft belong to Marine Air Group-16, first deployed in Vietnam in 1962, this is moving to Hawaii and California, May 29, 1971
John T. Wheeler
5/29/1971
Your Fighting Marine, Horace
Your Fighting Marine, Horace
H. C. (Horace Clifford) Westermann
1940s
Seascape (Marine)
Seascape (Marine)
Lyonel Feininger
7 July 1954
Marine Demolition Team Blasting out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima, March 1945
Marine Demolition Team Blasting out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima, March 1945
W. Eugene Smith
circa 1945
One Man, A Thousand Times: none fat. None skinny. Marine recruits stand tall on graduation day, Parris Island, South Carolina, October 20, 1971
One Man, A Thousand Times: none fat. None skinny. Marine recruits stand tall on graduation day, Parris Island, South Carolina, October 20, 1971
Eddie Adams
10/20/1971
Helicopter Drags Minesweeper: A U.S. Marine Sea Stallion helicopter drags a magnetic minesweeping device through the approach to Port Said harbor in Egypt, April 24, 1974. The device is equipped to determine various types of acoustic magnetic mines. British and American experts, using sonar, will jointly make a shadow map of the canal, spotting underwater obstacles. Afterwards, Egyptian divers will identify, remove or detonate the obstacle. The sweep preceded the U.S. helicopter carrier USS Iwo Jima, which is anchored in Port said harbor to begin the clearing operation
Helicopter Drags Minesweeper: A U.S. Marine Sea Stallion helicopter drags a magnetic minesweeping device through the approach to Port Said harbor in Egypt, April 24, 1974. The device is equipped to determine various types of acoustic magnetic mines. British and American experts, using sonar, will jointly make a shadow map of the canal, spotting underwater obstacles. Afterwards, Egyptian divers will identify, remove or detonate the obstacle. The sweep preceded the U.S. helicopter carrier USS Iwo Jima, which is anchored in Port said harbor to begin the clearing operation
Horst Faas
4/24/1974
Mealtime in the Trenches (Loretto Heights) (Mahlzeit in der Sappe [Lorettohöhe])
Mealtime in the Trenches (Loretto Heights) (Mahlzeit in der Sappe [Lorettohöhe])
Otto Dix
1924
School Truants-- What the Children Do During the Time They Should Be In School: boys pull victim by wrists and ankles as black boy watches, Manchester
School Truants-- What the Children Do During the Time They Should Be In School: boys pull victim by wrists and ankles as black boy watches, Manchester
Leonard Freed
1974
Yom Kippur War: Israeli bunker along Suez Canal
Yom Kippur War: Israeli bunker along Suez Canal
Leonard Freed
1973
Just Waiting: a veteran of fighting both against Israeli forces and Palestinian guerrillas, 20-year-old Emad Ismail relaxes on cot in bunker along the frontier of Jordan;s border with Israel. "I love my king," says the young soldier. "I want to be alongside him in our fight with the Israelis for the return of the West Bank," January 14, 1970
Just Waiting: a veteran of fighting both against Israeli forces and Palestinian guerrillas, 20-year-old Emad Ismail relaxes on cot in bunker along the frontier of Jordan;s border with Israel. "I love my king," says the young soldier. "I want to be alongside him in our fight with the Israelis for the return of the West Bank," January 14, 1970
Eddie Adams
1/14/1970