"Frequent Wind" operation: South Vietnamese refugees transported by CH-53 helicopters from HMH-463 to USS HANCOCK (LPH), then further moved to Grande Island, Subic Bay, Philippines. This photo is taken on May 3, 1975, during the evacuation exercise. (Photo: Gysgt. Shearer, Defense Dept. Photo, Marine Corps)

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