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Viet Cong prisoners, captured during a Marine Corps search-and- destroy operation in northern South Vietnam during August 1965, will soon be loaded onto a helicopter. There have been claims that some VC were thrown out of helicopters to frighten others into giving up valuable information. (Corbis via Getty Images)
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