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Vigil Run

Roger “Red” Darden hugs Jack Poltras, both Vietnam War Veterans, during a vigil run opening ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Nov. 2, 2018. During the war in 1968, Darden and his unit were on a 42-day search and destroy mission upon which they were approaching Can Tho Airfield in South Vietnam, which was under attack. Darden noticed a dredge pipe in which the Viet Cong were entering from. After making it to the end of the pipe he noticed two men lying in a ditch, one of those men was Poltras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Cossaboom)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Michael Cossaboom
VIRIN: 181102-F-ES635-1002.JPG
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