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Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, the “Screaming Eagles,” board a C-141 on Dec. 13, 1967, for an airlift to Vietnam to participate in Operation Eagle Thrust. (Getty Images)
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Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, the “Screaming Eagles,” board a C-141 on Dec. 13, 1967, for an airlift to Vietnam to participate in Operation Eagle Thrust. (Getty Images)
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