An officer in camouflage utilities reaches out to shake the hand of the soaked pilot, who is still holding his paper cup. The handshake and the toast closed a squadron wetting down, the traditional recognition of a completed combat tour. A squadron mate stands directly in the line of sight photographing the moment with a small rangefinder camera, one of several cameras working that day. Beyond the apron lie hangars, parked aircraft and a mountain ridge, the everyday backdrop of a Vietnamese air base. Project: 219827