Marines Move Through Elephant Grass, 1969 (20479113342)

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Summary[edit] Description: "Elephant Grass: Leathernecks of the 3d Marine Division advance through sharp, thick elephant grass west of Khe Sanh. The Marines are participating in Operation Dawson River, south of the Demilitarizing Zone, searching for the enemy, his fighting bunkers and supply caches. Marines shown are part of a weapons platoon, the Leatherneck at the left carrying a mortar tube (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal Don Barr)." From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections. OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH. Source: Marines Move Through Elephant Grass, 1969. Author: USMC Archives from Quantico, USA.