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G0614: Section of the Dong Nai River (low tide) south of the bridge in the 720th MP Battalion Tactical Area Of Responsibility in Bien Hoa Province of III Corps Tactical Zone, Vietnam, where the body of PFC Duane E. Carter was recovered on 5 November after his A Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade River Patrol Boat sunk on the night of 3 November 1967. The island in the background was known as "VC Island" by the Battalion River Patrol and ambush squads. The main channel of the river can be seen in the background. Courtesy of CPT Michael E. Lenhart (COL Ret.), A Company 720th Military Police Battalion & Headquarters Detachment, 95th Military Police Battalion, September 1967-September 1968.