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Vietnam War veteran Roy Church is interviewed about his service with the United States Marine Corps and his careers as a corporate and contract pilot. He discusses his experiences as a Marine aviator during the 1960s, including his time stationed at…

Photograph of a destroyed Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. Roy T. Church, who was five miles away when this aircraft was struck by an enemy missile, recalls listening to the plane's bombs…

Photograph of Roy T. Church (right) receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross during an awards ceremony at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of a heavily damaged Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], parked in a hangar at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of Roy T. Church in a camouflage flight suit, standing outside the officers' club at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of Roy T. Church (left, foreground) and other Marines standing in formation during an awards ceremony at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of a group of United States Marine Corps mechanics loading ammunition into an unidentified aircraft at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of Roy T. Church holding a camera and standing by a Quonset hut at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. The bat emblem for Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242] is painted on the door.

Photograph of bunkers fortified with sandbags at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. A military truck drives by on the left. Original image is blurry.

Photograph of two unidentified Marines standing in a bunker entrance at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. Signs above the entrance list specific offices: "Security Officer," "Security Chief," "Commander of Guard," and "Admin Clerk."