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[Servicemen drilling in preparation for dock construction]
Photograph of servicemen drilling in preparation for dock construction, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "68. Drilling for blasting to get down to the proposed dock."

[Lieutenant Zander repainting taxiway]
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…

[Servicemen preparing explosives to clear rocks]
Photograph of servicemen preparing explosives to clear rocks, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "66. Blasting rocks to get to proposed dock that was abandoned."

[Servicemen retrieving water from well]
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."

[Beach near Chu Lai Air Base]
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…

[Helipad under construction at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of a helipad under construction at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) is visible in the background.Caption on accompanying document: "63. Helo pad under construction Iwo Jima aircraft carrier in background."

[Servicemen and fire engine tending to crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft]
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…

[Road to quarry]
Photograph of road to a quarry, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "61. Road going to quary [sic]."

[Servicemen eating in village restaurant]
Photograph of American servicemen eating in a village restaurant, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "60. Eating in the best restaruant [sic] in village dirt floor thached [sic] walls always got sick."

[Servicemen in cargo bay of Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft]
Photograph of American servicemen in the cargo bay of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "59. C-130 cramped seating on the way home."
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