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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 97081

"PERIOD OF TENSENESS ON THE FRONT"


"A shallow North Korean stream provides a natural washtub for the 1st Marine Division Leatherneck as he takes advantage of a lull in the fighting to clean off the dust and grime of battle. In the background, UN truck moves up with supplies for the front."
Photograph and caption released by Commander Naval Forces Far East, under date of 2 July 1951.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

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1 November 1999