A Cambodian soldier carries a machine gun alongside her comrades during the Vietnam War. This photo was taken on 26th August 1970 in the Prek Tamak region of Cambodia, where heavy fighting took place between Cambodian forces and the Viet Cong. Many young women served as soldiers and medics in the rapidly expanded Cambodian army during this time.
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Russian Machine Gunners
“Russian machine gunners with a Degtyaryov light machine gun smile for the camera during the Siege of Leningrad, one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history and overwhelmingly the most costly in terms of casualties. Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia, Soviet Union. January 1943. Image captured by B. Vasyutinskiy.”
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