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Corpsman Receives the Legion of Merit: Hospital Corpsman Third Class Jack N. Kaylor, 23 (Redwood City, California) stands at attention in front of a color and honor guard formed for him by Marines from the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment [1/1], when he received the Legion of Merit from Major General Ormand R. Simpson, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, December 28. Kaylor received the medal for his ‘bold courage and exceptional talent,’ which resulted in the saving of a Marines’ life, July 7, near the Khe Sanh Combat Base (official USMC Sergeant A. V. Huffman).

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Original description and photo sourced by the USMC Archive

 

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MACV-SOG Spike Team (ST) Idaho.
Launch site: Phu Bai, FOB #1, South Vietnam. Date: 6 October 1968

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Original description and photo sourced by
US Army Archive

 

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More pics of MACV-SOG Spike/Recon Teams.

 

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"U.S. Marine inside the cone of fire at Con Thien." September/October 1967.

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Original description and photo sourced by USMC Archive Photo: David Douglas Duncan.

 

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SEAL Team 1 member Electrician's Mate 3rd Class William Langley applies camouflage stick as he prepares to go on a mission in November 1967. He's on a SEAL "Mike Boat" on the Bassac River.

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Original description and photo sourced by
US Navy Archive

 

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