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RT by @mikenov: ᴠ ɪ ɴ ᴛ ᴀ ɢ ᴇ ᴍ ᴏ ᴏ ᴅ This is the Pacific in 1969. Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, a few young sailors on the USS Hornet take a rare break from the tension at sea. They’re just catching some sun, but the helicopters on deck are a constant reminder of where they are. It’s these brief, normal moments from another era that really stay with you. The friendships, the quiet afternoons, the heavy reality just out of frame. They were so far from home, caught up in a massive moment in history. Photograph by Lynn Pelham for LIFE, 1969.

ᴠ ɪ ɴ ᴛ ᴀ ɢ ᴇ  ᴍ ᴏ ᴏ ᴅ

This is the Pacific in 1969. Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, a few young sailors on the USS Hornet take a rare break from the tension at sea. They’re just catching some sun, but the helicopters on deck are a constant reminder of where they are. It’s these brief, normal moments from another era that really stay with you. The friendships, the quiet afternoons, the heavy reality just out of frame. They were so far from home, caught up in a massive moment in history.

Photograph by Lynn Pelham for LIFE, 1969.