The original caption for this photograph reads: Vietnam….Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, walk through a punji-staked gully.
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Vietnam….Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, walk through a punji-staked gully.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Archives Identifier: 532439
Full Citation: Photograph 127-N-A186578; Vietnam….Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment, walk through a punji-staked gully; 1/28/1966; 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-punji-stakes/, April 30, 2026]
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