South Vietnam, 1968: Cpl. Ron Yanchar of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division shaves by his bunker entrance, using his water-filled helmet as a water basin to rinse out his safety razor. He just returned from a patrol.

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