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[Officers' club tent and BOQ tent at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the officers' club tent (left) and the BOQ tent (right) at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is visible in the background. Caption on accompanying document: "95. Officers club with open sides and no floor…

[Fred Quarnstrom and another serviceman with tractor]
Photograph of Fred Quarnstrom (left) and another serviceman with a tractor, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "96. It was hot me in my cut off pants before we had to stay in long pangs [pants] note sholder…

[Serviceman showering in rain]
Photograph of serviceman showering in the rain, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "99. When the rain came in October it was still very hot to show [shower] just step out of the tent with a bar of soap."

[Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft (tail number 148247), Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "116. C-130 at Chu Lai ready to go home. Its wings hang over the sides of runway."

[Water well lined with sandbags]
Photograph of a water well lined with sandbags, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "133. Our water welll [sic] after sandbagging with sand bags that were preserved with creosote. This gave the whole camp the…

[Two ambulances at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of two ambulances at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "134. Our ambulances in the monsoon rains."

[Fred Quarnstrom, Ensign McBride, and Ensign Nemier with jeep]
Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Quarnstrom, Ensign McBride, and Ensign Nemier with a jeep, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "136. Lt. Fred Quarnstrom on Left, Ens. McBride center, Ens. Nemier on Right."

[night landing lights at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of night landing lights at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "156. Night landing going missed after A-4 missed the arresting wire."

[Construction equipment at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of construction equipment at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the equipment is about to be loaded onto a ship.Caption on accompanying document: "158. Our heavy equipment lining up to get on LSTs."

[Lights for nightwork taking place on the runway]
Photograph of lights for nightwork taking place on the runway, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "159. Night work on runway."
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