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Photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during a nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO), Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "1. Night take off A-4 with JATO."

Photograph of three Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft waiting to take off, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "2. A-4s waiting to take off, on starting take off roll."

Photograph of servicemen laying matting for the SATS (Short Airfield Tactical Support) runway, Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "3. Men laying matting for SATS airfield."

Photograph of an ambulance of Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10), Chu Lai, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "4. MCB-10 mbulance [sic]."

Photograph of the night defenses at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "5. Our night defenses."

Photograph of a foothold trap found near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "51. bobby [sic] trap found in our Chu Lai Camp site."

Photograph of servicemen and a fire engine tending to a crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the aircraft crashed while attempting a dead-stick landing.Caption on…

Photograph of a beach near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. A barrel and other debris litter the beach, noted in the accompanying caption as wreckage from the causeway.Caption on accompanying document: "64. Our beach with wreckage of causway…

Photograph of servicemen retrieving water from a well, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "65. Our water well sandbaged [sic] the cresote [sic] of sand bags made us all sick."

Photograph of Lieutenant Zander repainting the taxiway, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The sign next to Zander reads: "Caution / Artist at work."Caption on accompanying document: "67. LtJg Zander repainting the taxiway after writing 'Seabees…