Lieutenant Eddie E. Pearcy overseeing the loading of one-million pounds of ordnance by Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542 during a 22-day period in Vietnam, March 29, 1966. LCpl Howard R. Hice from Jacksonville, Florida, an ordnance technician, loaded over 2000 lbs of bombs and rockets daily. LtCol. Pearcy celebrating as the squadron surpassed the one-million pound mark. (Defense Department, Marine Corps) A422771 127 GVB-34 VMFA-542.

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