Military Photo of the Day: Gunners Take a Nap

By Shannon Henderson Published on July 1, 2018

Gunners Take a Nap, 4 July 1968
“Take Ten: Two aerial gunners of Marine Observation Squadron 2 [VMO-2] grab a short nap on board their Huey helicopter gunship at the Marble Mountain Facility near Da Nang. Corporal W. R. Dobransky, 22 (East Canton, Ohio), stretches out while Lance Corporal J. E. Ruane, 21 (Waterville, New York) uses his M-60 machinegun for a prop while awaiting another mission (official USMC photo by Corporal Joe Brand).”
From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

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