A combat Marine rides a CH-46 helicopter into the Que Son Mountains, southwest of Danang, during patrols in 1971. The Marine, part of Company "A", 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, was tasked with searching for enemy caves and supply caches in the area. Image by SSgt R. D. Lucas.

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