Flying low over the jungle, an A-1 Skyraider drops two 500-pound bombs on a Viet Cong held position. December 26, 1964.

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A 40mm gun crew of the U.S.iconHORNET firing during Task Force 58’s raid on Japanicon. February 16, 1945.

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A US Army Chinook helicopter prepares to lift a smaller Huey UH-ID to a rear base for repairs, Chu Lai, Vietnam. April 27, 1969.

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Confederate Soldiers stand next to their 13-inch mortars at the South end of Battery No. 4. Yorktown, Virginia. May, 1862.

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A U.S. Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter comes down in flames after being hit by enemy ground fire during Operation Hastings, just south of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam, July 15, 1966. The helicopter crashed and exploded on a hill, killing one crewman and 12 Marines. Three crewman escaped with serious burns.