Marine Lt. Col. Wallace M. Wessel and his plane captain conduct a systems check on an F-8 Crusader before taking off on a bombing mission to support ground forces during Operation Hickory near the demilitarized zone. The aircraft is armed with two 2,000 lb. bombs and rockets. Photograph taken on May 26, 1967, by GySgt Evans, 1st MAW Vietnam.

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