Marines prepare to board CH-46 transport helicopters at Vandegrift Combat Base for a search and clear mission in the Scotland II area of operations in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. This photograph was taken in 1969 by Sgt. Mike Padilla of the 3rd Marine Division.

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