Marine Lieutenant Colonel Ronald L. Townsend, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 255, climbs down from his A-6 Intruder jet after leading his squadron on a trans-Pacific flight from California to Da Nang. The photo was taken by SSgt. Bill Risher during the Vietnam War.

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