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"First Lieutenant James Aiken (left) and Captain Richard D. Acott prepare 250 lb. bombs on Acott's plane before a mission. The pilots from Marine Attack Squadron 223, along with helicopter pilots from Marine Observation Squadron 6 and Marine Helicopter Squadron Medium (HMM)-165, collaborated to rescue a trapped reconnaissance squad near Chu-Lai. Taken on April 8, 1967."
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