Major Soen of the South Vietnamese Army with his unit on the banks
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Major Soen of the South Vietnamese Army with his unit on the banks of a river near Da Nang as part of a patrol into Vietcong territory during the Vietnam War, circa May 1965. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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