Con Thien, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: Pvt. 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division — a machine gunner at Con Thien Marine base — walks along the dirt road of the base, his M60 resting on his right shoulder.

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