A landing craft carrying Marines of Battalion Landing Team 1/3 approaches a beach during the Vietnam War in 1967. This photograph is from Operation Beacon Gate, specifically the dawn landing as part of the mission. The location is approximately 20 miles south of Da Mang. It was captured by SSgt Ashley and is a Defense Department photo (Marine Corps). The vehicles seen in the image are Landing Vehicles-Tracked (LVTs) or Landing Vehicle, Tracked Personnel (LVTP).


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