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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Archives Identifier: 532465
Full Citation: Photograph 127-N-A193262; Vietnam….A Marine stands watch in an observation tower as Lieutenant Commander McElroy, the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines chaplain, holds mass on Hill 950; 7/31/1967; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 – 1981; 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-observation-tower/, April 29, 2026]
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