Marines of the 3rd platoon of "G" Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment await helicopters for a search clear and destroy mission, 7 miles east of the Marine Combat Base at An Hoa. This photograph was taken on July 21, 1969 during the Vietnam War.

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