American troops embarking and disembarking helicopters in July 1967 during the Vietnam War. In the image, LCpl William Renteria, from Cheyenne, Wyo., is shown demonstrating his sandbag filler invention. The troops were faced with filling a massive amount of sandbags, and Renteria came up with a method to fill five at a time. The photograph was taken by GySgt Owens and is labeled with the code 3D-1-1117-67 and DEFENSE DEPT. PHOTO (MARINE CORPS) fhm A288839 127 GVB-223.

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