Military dependents of South Vietnamese pilots seek refuge aboard the USS Hancock during the evacuation of Phnom Penh and Saigon in Operation Frequent Wind (April 29, 1975). The photograph captures a Huey helicopter landing on the aircraft carrier as part of the evacuation exercises. It was taken by GySgt. Shearer, a Marine Corps photographer.

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