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Photos

Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A helicopter flies close to the ground, where two soldiers are crouched to fight.

Soldier Dropoff

Army Maj. Bruce Crandall’s UH-1D Iroquois helicopter climbs skyward after discharging a load of infantrymen on a search-and-destroy mission in Vietnam.

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