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"Wind Blown: Leathernecks of the 5th Marines shield themselves from a sand blast created by a Marine helicopter near An Hoa, south of Da Nang. The 1st Marine Division unit is participating in Operation Taylor Common. The vehicle is a mechanical mule, used for carrying supplies over many kinds of terrain (official USMC photo by Corporal Mike Detherage)."

From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

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Author USMC Archives from Quantico, USA

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