Military Photo of the Day: Marines Clean 60mm Mortars

By Shannon Henderson Published on April 28, 2018

Marines Clean 60mm Mortars, April 1968
“Clean-Up Time: Leathernecks of B Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines [B/1/26] clean 60mm mortars during a lull in combat near the Khe Sanh combat base. Private David E. Ethridge, 18 (Carlisle, Pennsylvania), right, also welcomes the break from the seasonal overcast while cleaning (official USMC photo by Gunnery Sergeant Ed Brey).”
From the Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division

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