Description: This is a AP Wire Photo via radio from Japan taken March 1961, as such the photo is a little blurry. Photo is of a Marine checking his weapon in Thailand, assigned to the Udorn airstrip to service helicopters. Photo measures 10" x 8" and has a news item typed on one edge. News item reads:(March 28)--U.S. MARINE CHECKS WEAPON-- A U.S. Marine cleans his weapon at Udorn, Thailand, some 35 miles from the Laos border. The Marine unit, assigned to the Udorn airstrip, will service helicopters in Laos. The helicopters from the Seventh Fleet are being used by the American Aid Mission supporting beleaguered forces of General Phoumi Nosavan. Note Confederate flag background. (AP WIREPHOTO via radio from Tokyo) 1961. In 1961, approximately 300 Marines from Marine Air Base Squadron 16 (MABS-16) were deployed to Udorn, Thailand, as part of Operation Millpond: The deployment of the Marines to Udorn, Thailand, was a little-known operation that highlighted the role Laos played in the foreign policy of newly elected US President John F. Kennedy. Fast, safe and reasonable shipping with tracking.
Price: 11 USD
Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-12-16T22:58:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1961
Size: 8 x 10 in
Image Color: Black & White
Theme: Art
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: news
Vintage: Yes
