Under fire in South Vietnam, 1971

Under fire in South Vietnam, 1971

Squad leader Cpl. Mike Roseberry of Paducah, Ky., calls in gunships as Marines from CUPP6, Golf Co., 5th Marine Regiment, and Popular Forces from Huong Xuan Village come under fire near Combat Base Baldy, about 27 miles southeast of Da Nang.

Near Combat Base Baldy, South Vietnam, January 5, 1971: Squad leader Cpl. Mike Roseberry of Paducah, Ky., calls in gunships as Marines from CUPP6, Golf Co., 5th Marine Regiment, and Popular Forces from Huong Xuan Village come under fire near Combat Base Baldy, about 27 miles southeast of Da Nang. The radio man at the top of the photo is Lance Cpl. Doug McCarty of Owensboro, Ky.

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