9th Marines Move Through Elephant Grass, 1969 (19865224514)

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Summary[edit] Description: "Natural Camouflage: Leathernecks of the 9th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, find that six-foot-tall elephant grass provides almost natural camouflage on Operation Dawson River. The operation, concentrating on enemy weapons and supply caches, is being conducted near the Demilitarized Zone, west of Khe Sanh (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal Don Barr)." From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections. OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH. Source: 9th Marines Move Through Elephant Grass, 1969. Author: USMC Archives from Quantico, USA.