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Tour of Apostles with JFK, Gaylord Nelson and John Reynolds

Date: 1963
Description: Gaylord Nelson, John F. Kennedy, and John Reynolds on the 1963 tour of the Apostle Islands. There is a U.S. Army helicopter in the background.
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Helicopter Crash

Date: 01 06 1961
Description: Spectators view the scene of a helicopter crash on Highway CV at the north end of Truax Field. The new $20,000 helicopter crashed when the pilot was attemp...
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Atlantic GO Patrol

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of group of men posing with Atlantic GO Patrol vehicles. Includes four Scouts, two helicopters, and a police vehicle.
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U.S. Navy Patrol at Guantanamo

Date: 11 1960
Description: View from side of road of a helicopter flying low over a hilly rural road with grass, wildflowers and trees at Guantanamo, Cuba. A chain link fence topped ...
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Helicopters Loading

Date: 1965
Description: A soldier with a radio on his back waits in the foreground while a group of men stand waiting while other men board helicopters on a beach in Vietnam.
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Wreckage of a Downed Helicopter

Date: 1965
Description: Wreckage of a downed helicopter at an airbase in Vietnam. Several soldiers, other helicopters and tents are in the background.
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Village of Binh Hung

Date: 1964
Description: View looking over barbed wire towards a helicopter flying over the village of Binh Hung, a base for the fighting operations for the South Vietnamese. Two c...
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Helicopter Reconnaissance Squad

Date: 1962
Description: Marine crew chief Nelson West and several South Vietnamese soldiers patrol an area near Vinh Quoi from a helicopter.
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Helicopter over Vietnam

Date: 11 1965
Description: A helicopter flies in the sky, with tree-covered hills in the background. In the foreground are several U.S. Marine transport vehicles. Soldiers are workin...
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Captured Russian Flag

Date: 1962
Description: U.S. Marines posing with a captured Russian flag in front of a helicopter at the Soc Trang U.S. Marine helicopter base in Vietnam.
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Truax Field Pilots Practicing Water Survival in Lake Mendota

Date: 08 05 1964
Description: Truax Field pilots practicing water survival techniques in Lake Mendota near Warner Beach. The pilots, members of the 325 Fighter Interceptor Squadron, wer...
Poster

Anti El Salvador War Poster

Date: 
Description: Poster opposing military aid to the government of El Salvador featuring an illustration of silhouetted helicopters spraying red gas towards two people in s...
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Armed Forces Day Parade

Date: 05 18 1957
Description: Helicopter pilot David Dorsey receives envious looks from some boys during the Armed Forces Day parade preparation at Truax Field.

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