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BYBlake Stilwell

Jan 17, 2023


This is how ‘Ripley at the Bridge’ became a Marine Corps legend

It’s impossible to describe John Ripley’s most famous action in a single headline. This Marine dangled from the Dong Ha Bridge for some three hours as North Vietnamese soldiers took potshots at him. He took his time attaching 500 pounds of explosi…

Vietnam War photo

BYBlake Stilwell

Jan 17, 2023

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