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Three men duck for cover behind some boulders as something explodes in the background.

Taking Cover

Soldiers of the Army's 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, take cover behind rocks to shield themselves from exploding mortar shells near the Hantan River in central Korea, April 11, 1951.

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