Christmas and New Years at Dong Ha Combat Base, 1968. Marines of the 3rd. Marine Division make the best of New Years Eve, with a full moon outside and the sounds of artillery and rifle fire in the distant. - donnieshearer's Photos- powered by SmugMug

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donnieshearer > A Marine of 1st Battalion 3rd. Marines lobs a grenade into an NVA bunker from the cover of an M-48 tank jsut knocked out of service by an RPG. Operation Thor, Gio Linh, 1968

donnieshearer > Vietnam, The old Corps photo

donnieshearer > Sgt. Anthiony Hartman starts to open fire on an NVA position as Cpl Rufus Patterson in BG throws a grenade at the NVA,one hell of a fire fight followed. Operation Thor, Gio Linh in Northern I Corps. The men are form B Company, 1st. Bn. 3rd. Marined, 3rd. Mar. Div. 1968

donnieshearer > SSgt. Donnie Shearer, a Combat Photographer with the 3rd. Marine Division takes a break during Operation Thor in the sand dunes near Gio Linh near the DMZ 1968. Shearer was attached to B Company 1st Battalion, 3rd. Marines, 3rd. Marine Division. The Battle lasted for over a week.

donnieshearer > This is my award winning shot, "Best Combat Photograph 1968", of Cpl. Rufus Patterson throwing a grenade, Sgt. Anthony Hartman sitting and PFC. Tony Carter ( who was killed a short time later) in the background,throwing a grenade. This is the beginning of an intense fire fight, 1st. Bn. 3rd. Marines, Gio Linh, 1968 Operation Thor.

donnieshearer > Christmas and New Years at Dong Ha Combat Base, 1968. Marines of the 3rd. Marine Division make the best of New Years Eve, with a full moon outside and the sounds of artillery and rifle fire in the distant.

donnieshearer > Sgt. Anthony Hartman of B Company, 1st.Battalion, 3rd.Marines, yells " AMMO UP" during an intense fire fight with an NVA Ranger Battalion near Gio Linh 1968, Operation "THOR".

Christmas and New Years at Dong Ha Combat Base, 1968. Marines of the 3rd. Marine Division make the best of New Years Eve, with a full moon outside and the sounds of artillery and rifle fire in the distant.

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