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"One Helicopter at a Time"

With so many South Vietnamese helicopters landing on the USS Kirk, the crew had no other option than to dump the helicopters overboard once they'd unloaded their passengers.  "Last Days in Vietnam" airs April 28, 2015 on PBS American Experience.

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