I see this photo constantly misattributed as showing Carlos Hathcock. So here is the National Archives’ card for the photo:

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  1. Shawn says:
    November 28, 2021 at 8:28 am

    to the internet experts, everyone holding a model 70 with Unertl in Vietnam is Carlos

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  2. John M. says:
    November 28, 2021 at 10:48 am

    We’re those boots typical issue during Vietnam?

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    1. Shawn says:
      November 28, 2021 at 4:08 pm

      thats the standard issue leather boot from that time. That picture was taken still early enough in the war that the USMC probably still had some using the all leather boot

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