Live 81 mm round

Description:

White object in the center-right of the photo is a live 81 mm illumination round that went through Oakes' poncho and landed between his head and the Gunnery Sgt's head during a night firing in a rain storm.

Institution: Grand Valley State University Libraries

Rights: In Copyright

Subject Topics:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975,

United States--History, Military,

Marine Corps,

Military life,

Soldiers,

Photographs

Language: eng

URL: https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/22500

Type: still image