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A Powerful Photograph from March 8th, 1968: Wounded Servicemen Arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base

This powerful photograph from March 8th, 1968 shows a wounded serviceman being carried off a military transport plane after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base from Vietnam.

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Wounded servicemen arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base
Wounded servicemen arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base

This is a powerful photograph from March 8th, 1968. After our Andrews AFB post this morning, we did a little digging for some photographs.

This one shows a wounded serviceman is being carried off a military transport plane, as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base from Vietnam.

Wounded servicemen arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base
Wounded servicemen arriving from Vietnam at Andrews Air Force Base

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Topics1960s · Military · Politics

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