Marine helicopters UH-34 sit in rice paddies on May 30, 1965, in Chu Lai, Vietnam. The helicopters are picking up p Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines after an 8-hour operation to clear an off-shore island of Viet Cong. This photograph was taken by Sgt L. D. Choate and is part of the Defense Department's collection.

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