"A Marine machine gunner, Lance Corporal Peter N. Greene, observes from his UR-1E helicopter gunship as smoke emanates from a damaged Viet Cong fortification following aerial bombardment by Skyhawk attack jets. Lance Corporal Greene was aboard the First Marine Aircraft Wing gunship, which acted as an airborne controller during the air strike. Photograph taken on September 5, 1967, in Vietnam. This image documents American military activities during the Vietnam War."

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