A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter drops a load of rations to Marines of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines at Fire Support Base Spear during Operation Taylor Common. This photograph was taken on December 20, 1968, by photographer Hildreth and is part of the 3D-2-5-351-68 collection from the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam. It was a Defense Department photo (Marine Corps) with the serial number mis 4192666.

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Size: 3388px × 2169px
Photo credit: © piemags/NBV / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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