Sergeants Stalsby and L. Zacker unpack .50 caliber ammunition for their CH-53 helicopters from Squadron HMI-463 on board USS Hancock during Operation Frequent Wind. The operation involved the evacuation of civilians from Phnom Penh and Saigon during the Vietnam War. The photo was taken on April 27, 1975 by GySgt. Shearer. Defense Department photo (Marine Corps) A150889.

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