Marine Corps Captain Clark, 27, from Shreveport, LA, is helped aboard a helicopter after being rescued from his life raft. On December 26, 1966, as part of sea-air rescue training at Chu Lai, Vietnam, the Defense Department carried out rescue and recovery operations. This image captures a moment of successfully recovering a pilot in distress.

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