Today in photo history – 1965: U.S. Marines come ashore in South Vietnam
A U.S. Marine loaded heavy with combat gear falls and stumbles into the water as he disembarks from landing craft at Da Nang, South Vietnam on March 8, 1965. The Marines were ordered into Da Nang to beef up defense of the nearby air base from which air strikes against North Vietnam targets were launched. (AP Photo)
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