Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment are seen preparing to board the USS Paul Revere in Da Nang on July 14, 1969. The Marines are part of President Nixon's plan to redeploy American military forces from Vietnam. The image shows them saying goodbye and wishing them a safe journey to Okinawa.

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