1st Marine Division, 1969

1st Marine Division, 1969

Marines take breather during island sweep

Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division moves through the tall grass during a sweep aimed at clearing the Communists off Go Noi Island, 10 miles south of Da Nang and five miles inland from Hoi An. The 1st Division, together with ARVN and Korean Marines are concentrating on destroying enemy fortifications, bunkers, tunnels and supply areas to make the island useless to the Communists. The area is fertile and was once heavily populated, but is now a free fire zone.

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