Military Photo of the Day, Corpsman Examines North Vietnamese Helmet

By Shannon Henderson Published on May 21, 2017

Corpsman Examines North Vietnamese Helmet, 21 May 1968

Captured Gear: Hospitalman James E. Stanley, a corpsman attached to the 1st Platoon of M Company, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines [M/3/1] examines a North Vietnamese helmet and entrenching tool that the platoon found after overrunning an enemy bunker position on Hill 512, southeast of Khe Sanh (official USMC photo by Lance Corporal J. V. Kinnaird).

 From the Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division

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