"The Pig" in the Mekong Mud Mekong Delta, South Vietnam in 1968 Slogging through the heavy clay and deep waters of the Mekong Delta, a machine gunner from the 9th Infantry Division carries the weight of the war on his shoulders—literally. He’s hauling the M60 machine gun, affectionately and hatefully known as "The Pig" for its bulky 23-pound frame and voracious appetite for ammunition. In the suffocating heat and sucking mud, every step was a battle of endurance. Yet, when the firefight started,

War in the Mekong Delta: With River Patrol Boats in IV Corps, South Vietnam, 1967-1968