Caption: Company headquarters of "A" Co., First Battalion, Fourth Marines on "Landing Zone Bat" during the Vietnam war. Snipers prevented the rest of the company to land on the zone due to heavy fire. Eight out of 14 UH-34D aircraft used for the operation were hit. In the image, Captain Cocoran can be seen speaking on the radio.

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