"Reaching out." Guided from a first-aid station to a helicopter evacuation clearing, yet still wanting to turn back to his dead commanding officer, a marine gunnery sergeant instinctively moves toward a mud-splattered comrade.

"Reaching out." Guided from a first-aid station to a helicopter evacuation clearing, yet still wanting to turn back to his dead commanding officer, a marine gunnery sergeant instinctively moves toward a mud-splattered comrade.

Image: 8 3/4 x 13 5/16 in. (22.2 x 33.8 cm)
Paper: 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)
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The LIFE Magazine Collection, 2005
Accession No. 1763.2005