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…
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."
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."
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…
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…
Photograph of the motor pool at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The medical dental tent is on the left, next to the ambulance. Ships are visible in the distance.
Caption on accompanying document: "94. Motor pool red cross is ambulance at…
Photograph of a serviceman laying concertina wire near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "93. Laying concertena [sic]wire for defense."
Photograph of beach defenses near Chu Lai Air Base (Vietnam), photographed at night, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "92. Beach defenses at night."
Photograph of servicemen laying runway matting, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "91. Laying runway matting at night under lights they did take fire once in a while."