Wet going - Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with 'I' Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam. - DocsTeach
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A Marine Keeps a Battery Pack Dry Through Mud
ca. 1968
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Wet going – Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with “I” Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam.
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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
National Archives Identifier:
532464
Full Citation: Photograph 127-N-A193157; Wet going – Marine Private First Class J.L. Collins keeps a battery pack dry as he wades through a muddy hole while on a search mission with ‘I’ Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 12 miles south-southwest of DaNang Vietnam.; ca. 1968; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 – 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/marine-wading-mud/, April 24, 2026]
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