A UH-34 helicopter from Marine Aircraft Group (MAG)-36 is seen lifting off from a landing zone in Vietnam on September 8, 1966. The helicopters were used to transport U.S. Marines during search and destroy operations. This photograph was taken by Pfe. Coren and is an official U.S. Department of Defense photo.

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