'[Liberty] is a chore . . . and a long-distance race, quite solitary, quite exhausting.'
Albert Camus (1913-60)
Whether at Valley Forge or Fallujah, in the freezing cold of the Chosin Reservoir or, as here, in the sweltering heat on the Go Cong River in South Vietnam, American fighting men and women have borne witness to Camus' observation. This and other photographs are available as prints through the Naval Institute Photo Archive. You may place orders or leave messages 24 hours a day at 1-800-233-8764, contact [email protected], or visit our Web site, www.usni.org.
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