Military personnel from the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam on September 8, 1967, are shown successfully rescuing pilots of a downed chopper (type 34) using a CH-46 helicopter and a life line. The rescue operation took place ten miles west of Da Nang. This photograph was taken by Pfc Brusch and is part of the Defense Department's collection.

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