Battle of Hue, 1968

Battle of Hue, 1968

U.S. Marines take cover behind one of the bullet-riddled outer walls surrounding the Hue Citadel as they exchange fire with the enemy during the Tet Offensive.

Hue, Vietnam, February, 1968: U.S. Marines take cover behind one of the bullet-riddled outer walls surrounding the Hue Citadel as they exchange fire with the enemy during the Tet Offensive. The Marines were fighting house by house, street by street, in a bloody effort to retake the city.

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