Flares being dropped over the beachhead during Operation PIRANHA on September 7, 1965. The flares were used to provide illumination for an air strike in Vietnam. This photograph from the Defense Department shows the 55 3rdMaxDiv Vietnam soldiers carrying out their activities. However, the image appears to be out of focus.

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