Somewhere around Con Thien, Vietnam: A Marine scans the perimeter for any enemy activity. Marines launched another phase of Operation Prairie IV on May 13, 1967. On May 16, Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines moved out on a platoon-sized sweep, supported by tanks.

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