Marine riflemen maintain focus on the ground as a helicopter hovers nearby during the start of a military operation south-west of Da Nang in Vietnam. The operation, which began on November 29, 1966, involved multiple battalions and saw over 1,000 troops transported by helicopters from Da Nang into the combat zone.

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