Dak To, South Vietnam, March 11, 1968: A soldier carries spent howitzer shells at Fire Support Base 25 overlooking the Cambodian border of Vietnam. The base is one of many hilltop FSBs around Dak To. Together with the men from the other FSBs, the men of FSB 25 — Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Division and 6th Battalion, 29th Artillery Division — cover the whole Dak To Bowl — the small, unnamed valley in which Dak To is located.

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