Leathernecks of the Fourth Marino Regiment boarding CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters during Operation Scotland II on September 17, 1968. The helicopters were used to transport the Marines into the southern half of the Demilitarized Zone. The operation involved the 3d Marine Division units engaging the 320th North Vietnamese Army division, resulting in the death of over 500 enemy troops. This photograph was taken by SSgt D. L. Shearer and is a Defense Department photo (Marine Corps).

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