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Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie (center, with bandaged head) reaches toward a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight south of the DMZ, Vietnam, October 1966. history

Portrait From Hell: Larry Burrows’ ‘Reaching Out,’ 1966

Lance Cpl. James C. Farley, helicopter crew chief, Vietnam, 1965. history

Sudden Death in Vietnam: ‘One Ride With Yankee Papa 13’

Behind the Picture: Marines Blow Up a Blockhouse, Iwo Jima, 1945 history

Behind the Picture: Marines Blow Up a Blockhouse, Iwo Jima, 1945

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