A U.S. Marine loses his helmet as he ducks behind a tree as a second marine hugs the ground, his M16 rifle alert, after being fired upon by an undetermined number of North Vietnamese soldiers in the jungle southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam, the action took place near an enemy regimental base camp on April 22, 1969

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A U.S. Marine loses his helmet as he ducks behind a tree as a second marine hugs the ground, his M16 rifle alert, after being fired upon by an undetermined number of North Vietnamese soldiers in the jungle southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam, the action took place near an enemy regimental base camp on April 22, 1969

Artist Yvon Cornu

Publisher Associated Press (AP) (American, founded 1846)

Date1969

ClassificationsPhotograph

MediumGelatin silver print with applied pigment

Dimensions7 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.

Credit LineGift of Dr. James and Debra Pearl

Object number2021.0542

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