Photo Of The Day Gallery | 80th Anniversary

Transfer of personnel by high-lines onto the USS Buchanan.The USS Tappahannock - a refueling tanker - is visible in the background.

Ships in Operation Sea Dragon, 1968

Pfc. Richard C. Black (without hat) and Intelligence Officer Lt. Charles L. Dundas inspect a well concealed enemy hooch and bunker.

Operation Pipestone Canyon, 1969

Two unidentified Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division inspect some bowls found while on a sweep on Go Noi Island, 10 miles south of Da Nang and five miles inland from Hoi An.

1st Marine Division, 1969

Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division are taking a break from the hot sun underneath a tarp before heading out on a sweep of Go Noi Island.

1st Marine Division, 1969

Meet record breaker Sean Lille and Mona Beyer get a congratulatory but gentle hug from Mona's father, wrestling's famed "Destroyer."

The Destroyer, 1976

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division move through a landscape marked by craters to take up a position on the north side of Go Noi Island.

1st Marine Division, 1969

Sailors pull rope during the refueling and rearming operation on board the USS Buchanan destroyer by the tanker USS Tappahannock [not visible].

USS Buchanan, 1968

Dr. (Captain) Vernon J. Hendrix talks to the doctors and nurses at the 77th Army Hospital near Kwangju. He knows the medical problems in his area through trips he has made to six provincial hospitals not too far from Sang Mu Dae, where he is attached as the medical officer of Detachment K, U.S. Army Advisory Group, South Korea.

77th Army Hospital, 1959