1970: Soldiers ***** weed through a shotgun in Vietnam
 

1970: Soldiers ***** weed through a shotgun in Vietnam
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In 1970, the U.S. military was transitioning out of its offensive combat role in the Vietnam War, tasking its soldiers with training South Vietnamese troops and maintaining defensive garrisons.

To contend with boredom and low morale, many GIs turned to smoking marijuana, which grew plentifully throughout the country.

On **v. 13, 1970, a documentary crew captured footage of American soldiers unwinding at fire support base Aries, a small clearing in the jungles of War Zone D, 50 miles **rtheast of Saigon.

The squad leader, Vito, a 20-year-old draftee from Philadelphia, demonstrates for the camera how his squad uses “Ralph,” a 12-gauge shotgun. Read more...

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