Marine First Lieutenant Louis J. Webner, from Palatine, Illinois, exits the cockpit of an A4E-Skyhawk after completing the 10,000th combat hour for Marine Attack Squadron (VMA)-311. The squadron, known as the "Foments," achieved this milestone, along with 7,000 combat sorties, under Marine Aircraft Group (MAG)-12 in Vietnam. September 5, 1966. Photograph by Pfc. R. Cowen. Defense Department photo (Marine Corps) A421360.

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