The original caption for this photograph reads: “Da Nang, Vietnam . . . A young Marine waits on the beach during the Marine landing.”
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The original caption for this photograph reads: “Da Nang, Vietnam . . . A young Marine waits on the beach during the Marine landing.”
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Archives Identifier: 595865
Full Citation: 127-GVC-40-A185146; Photograph of a Marine Landing at Danang, Vietnam; 8/3/1965; Color Photographs of Marine Corps Activities in Vietnam, 1962 – 1975; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/marine-danang/, December 15, 2025]
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