Defend and Befriend: The U.S. Marine Corps and Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam

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PF standing in front of the compound headquarters of CAP Delta-1, 1968. (Courtesy of Tom Harvey) A group of Marines and PF from CAP Delta-1 on patrol, 1968. (Courtesy of Tom Harvey) Two Marines pictured with PF from CAP 1-3-6 in the village of Phu Le, 1968. (Courtesy of Robert Holm) Village children congregate in front of the school in CAP 3-3-5, 1969. (Courtesy of Tom Harvey) Former CAP commander Robert Holm reunites with two villagers from CAP 1-3-6, 2012. The woman on the left sold soft drinks to the Marines, and the other used to tailor Holm’s uniform. (Courtesy of Robert Holm) Part of CAP 1-3-6 in the village of Phu Le, 1968. (Courtesy of Robert Holm) Robert Holm of CAP 1-3-6 reunites in 2012 with Hue, who served as the Americans’ interpreter in 1968 in the village of Phu Le. (Courtesy of Robert Holm) PF soldiers stand at attention for inspection, 1968. (Courtesy of Ron Titus) PF from CAP 2-7-1, 1970. (Courtesy of Channing Prothro) CAP Marines and PF open fire on a sniper while on patrol. (VA02088; courtesy of Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons Collection, The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University) A group of PF taking a chow break outside the compound of CAP 3-3-5. (Courtesy of Tom Harvey) CAP 1-3-6 Commander Robert Holm, 1968. (Courtesy of Robert Holm) CAP patrol. (Courtesy of D. Reed) ...