Naval Air Crewmen 3rd Class Jacob Hartley, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 51, Det. 11, communicates with pilots in preparation to land on the Tang Island, aboard an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter. HSL-51, Det. 11 members of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and Defense Attache office in Phom Penh to conduct an investigation search for three Marines lost during the last battle of the Vietnam War on May 15, 1975. Due to the hostile environment the Marine Corps was unable to return to island after the war to search and recover the bodies of the three missing Marines. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix)
Date Taken: | 05.03.2012 |
Date Posted: | 05.07.2012 07:19 |
Photo ID: | 574207 |
VIRIN: | 120503-N-CZ945-303 |
Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
Size: | 1.25 MB |
Location: | TANG ISLAND, KH |
Web Views: | 43 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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