Military Photo of the Day: Captured Rice

By Shannon Henderson Published on June 16, 2018

Marines Carry Captured Rice Aboard Helicopters, 19 June 1967
“Captured Rice: Leathernecks of the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines [2/5] load 20 tons of captured Viet Cong rice aboard helicopters during a search and destroy mission near An Hoa, 26 miles southwest of Da Nang. The rice, uncovered by H Company, was redistributed to refugees (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal Clark D. Thomas).”
From the Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division.

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