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Map of the coast of Vietnam, circa 1960s. The map has been folded around and taped to a piece of cardboard.

Photograph of a Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], carrying 56 bombs while in flight over Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of a Grumman A-6 Intruder/Prowler aircraft (tail number 152936) of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242] and a Lockheed KC-130 Hercules tanker during an aerial refueling procedure, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. The A-6 is loaded…

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…

Photographic group portrait of Naval Officer candidates, circa 1965-1967. The group includes the class officer (front row, far left) and drill instructor (front right, far right). A sign on the building behind them reads: "U.S. Naval Aviation Schools…

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 Roy T. Church working at a desk while stationed in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of a group of United States Marines carrying guns and walking along a dirt path in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of Roy T. Church (right) and other Marines in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. One soldier smokes a cigarette.

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.