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Archive photo of the day

Somewhere in the mountains, South Korea, Jan. 5, 1962: Privates First Class Robert Andalis (front) and John Barnes of A Company, 2nd Battle Group, 12th Cavalry Regiment check and defuse landmines found on the road.

Presidential Palace in Saigon in flames, 1962

Saigon, South Vietnam, Feb. 27, 1962: A tank can be seen moving toward the Presidential Palace in Saigon, and a Jeep already is standing in front of the palace gates, as smoke and flames billow out of the west wing of the palace after it was hit during the Feb. 27, 1962, surprise strafing-bombing attack.



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