Helicopters UH-34 in the troop pickup zone at Chu Lai during Operation PIRANHA. The photo was taken on September 7, 1965, by SSgt. Savatt of the 1st MAW. Troops seen in the image are members of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. This photo is part of the Defense Department archives.

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