Helicopters UH-34 at Chu Lai, Vietnam on September 7, 1965. The photo shows helicopters in the troop pickup zone during OPERATION PIRANHA. Troops seen are members of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. The photograph was taken by SSgt. Savatt and is a Defense Department photo (Marine Corps) with reference A185249 XV 127 GVB-222.

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