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"Unseen Ally: ‘Iron Mike II,’ one of the 155mm self-propelled howitzers of M Battery, 4th Battalion, 12th Marines [M/4/12] stands in readiness to deliver its devastating fire power against the enemy. The gun has a firing radius of 360 degrees making it unique among the Marine artillery arsenal in Vietnam (official USMC photo by Staff Sergeant F. Lowe)."

From the Jonathan F. Abel Collection (COLL/3611) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division

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Date Taken in 1969
Source Iron Mike II, 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer, 1969
Author USMC Archives from Quantico, USA

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