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Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company C, 87th Infantry Regiment, walk on patrol north of the Long Binh base near Saigon in November 1972. In Vietnam the infantry fought with a new generation of weapons and equipment. (Rolls Press/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
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