Aid Station, 3rd Battalion, 4th US Marines, Nui Cay Tri, South Vietnam, October, 1966. Life Magazine photo. (1601×983)

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Thesinistral

Wow. Never seen this. It looks like the black soldier is going after the guy sitting down. Anyone know the backstory?

ETA: I wasn’t trying to be inflammatory, I guess I misread the scene.

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