Military Photo of the Day: The 10,000th Ton of Ordnance
“Final Payload: Marine Major Donn C. Beatty, left, and his radar intercept officer Captain John D. Cummings, right, check the ordnance of their Phantom jet with Lieutenant Joseph O. Thornton, standing, ordnance officer, and his noncommissioned officer in charge, Gunnery Sergeant Richard S. Brown. Piloting the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 [VMFA-122] aircraft last week Beatty delivered the squadron’s 10,000th ton of ordnance against the enemy since the Tigers arrived in Vietnam last September (official USMC photo by Master Sergeant Golden Pace).”
From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.
