An Army CH-47 helicopter prepares to airlift a downed CH-46A helicopter, which was targeted by a Viet Cong ambush. This photograph was taken on May 13, 1966, in Vietnam by Cpl. Wolford. It is an official Defense Department photo (Marine Corps) with the reference number A187067 TVM 127 GVB-211.

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